A close call at Reynisfjara Black Beach was captured on video by Magnae Malachi, a tourist who recently visited Iceland and posted the footage on TikTok.

The Icelandic gyrfalcon population has been hit hard by the ongoing wave of avian influenza in recent years. Once numbering around 2,000 birds, the population has now collapsed to roughly 500 individuals, according to Ólafur Karl Nielsen, ornitho...

“I was actually installing a kitchen at home yesterday when I got a call from the Minister of Justice,” says GrímurHergeirsson with a laugh, speaking to mbl.is.

Today marks two years since the residents of Grindavík were forced to leave their homes when the town was evacuated following a series of earthquakes on November 10, 2023.

Sigríður Björk Guðjónsdóttir has requested to step down as National Police Commissioner. She will take up a specialist position at the Ministry of Justice, continuing to work in her area of expertise.

Few would likely dispute that AldaSigmundsdóttir— journalist, publisher, and author — has gone to great lengths to educate foreign visitors about Iceland and its people through witty and informative writing, steering well clear of the well-wo...

“I find it curious that this debate is being led by people who seem neither to read books nor to know how to make Excel sheets. When their spreadsheets become the foundation of the argument, I think the discussion has gone completely off track.�...

GuðmundurMogensen, a 41-year-old Icelander, has just been sentenced to life in prison by the District Court of Solna in Stockholm, Sweden, for the murder of 63-year-old Kristina Bah at her home in Akalla, northwest Stockholm, in October last year...

A major investment in power infrastructure is planned for Northeast Iceland in the coming years, aimed at boosting regional development following the shutdown of PCC’s silicon plant at Bakki, as well as facilitating new energy production, includ...

“This is a small community where everyone knows everyone, and the origin of this case was that the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority ruled that a dog owned by this man had to be removed from his home. The agency requested that one of its s...

Three men have been arrested in connection with pickpocketing, and two of them are suspected of involvement in another similar case in Kópavogur.

Two musical worlds collide as Björk and Rosalía join forces on Berghain, a new single that has already captured global attention. At the same time, Björk celebrates the release of Cornucopia Live, a concert piece that fuses sound and vision int...

There’s a good chance of colorful aurora borealis lighting up the sky over western Iceland tonight and tomorrow night between 9 p.m. and midnight, according to meteorologist Einar Sveinbjörnsson.

The small fishing boat Hvítá HF found itself in an unexpected role this summer — as a floating billboard. A 150-kilogram LED screen was mounted on its deck to promote Milt liquid detergent, catching the eye (and amusement) of passersby around ...

The Icelandic cybersecurity company Defend Iceland has announced the launch of its bug bounty platform in Denmark, where it will operate under the name Defend Denmark.

Amaroq Minerals has, for the first time, discovered high-grade rare earth elements (REEs) at the Ilua pegmatite zone in the Nunarsuit licence area, part of the Gardar region in southern Greenland — an area believed to contain up to 20% of the wo...

Access to Keflavík International Airport has become a major bottleneck for travelers across Iceland — one that, according to sociologist Þóroddur Bjarnason of the University of Iceland, primarily benefits the state-owned airport operator Isav...

“Everything I’ve ever looked for in life, I found in Iceland. Somehow, I got to experience what it feels like to belong here.”

Magnús Rannver Rafnsson, building inspector in Höfn and vice-chairman of the Association of Building Inspectors, is warning strongly against proposals by the Housing and Construction Authority (HMS) to transfer building inspections to private in...

A humpback whale that was found trapped east of Hrísey on Friday has now vanished without a trace — though sonar readings suggest it may lie still in a watery grave beneath the surface.