Iceland recorded its first verified population of mosquitoes. The cold-tolerant species Culiseta annulata survived Iceland’s ...

The discovery of three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes was confirmed this week by the Natural Science Institute of Iceland, ...

Mosquitoes have reached Iceland, a place once thought too harsh for them to survive. Climate change may play a role in this shift.

Mosquitoes were found in Iceland for the first time ever this month, leaving only Antarctica with no reported sightings.

Before the discovery, Iceland was just one of two places on Earth that did not have mosquitos, “largely due to its unique ...

When Surtsey erupted from the sea in 1963, it became a living experiment in how life begins anew. Decades later, scientists ...

Iceland’s frozen, inhospitable winters have long protected it from mosquitoes, but that may be changing. This week, scientists announced the discovery of three mosquitoes — marking the country’s first ...

Mosquitoes are ectothermic and typically become less active as temperatures drop. Some species are more cold-tolerant than ...

When an Iceland resident found an odd-looking insect on a fly trap, he took his suspicions online, and scientists soon ...

The Nordic nation, one of the last places on Earth thought to be free of mosquitoes, confirmed the presence of at least three ...

Teachers from every corner of the country — from Reykjavik to the nation’s most remote communities — will gain access to ...

Mosquitoes have been detected in Iceland for the first time as the region warms due to climate change. The disease-carrying insect was first spotted by insect enthusiast Björn Hjaltason, who posted to ...