Northern lights happen all year long but we just can't always see them.

The Easter snowstorm called "Páskahret" in Iceland has a natural explanation.

The Vikings' Vinland, discovered in 1000 AD, is North America! The Viking settlement in Greenland lasted over 350 years or longer than the United States Constitution has been in effect (1787-?). Eric the Red discovered Greenland in 985 AD and led 25 ships there to settle with livestock and all necessary supplies. His son, Leif, later sailed from Greenland to discover America in 1000 AD. While it was long believed that the Vikings only stayed in North America for three years b

The 400-Year-Old Secret: Why Icelanders Eat Poisonous Shark. An Acquired Taste That Defined a Nation. The Greenland shark is a protected species and is not intentionally hunted. The shark consumed by Icelanders today is sourced from Greenlandic trawlers, who catch them incidentally in their nets while fishing for other species. When you think of a delicacy, you probably picture something rare, refined, and undeniably delicious. In Iceland, however, one of the nation’s most t

The black sand in Mýrdalssandur in Iceland contains a substance to make paint white!