Today, the 13 brothers are said to leave presents in well-behaved youngsters’ shoes. But they used to be depicted as frightening monsters ...

The Scandinavian island nation of Iceland celebrates its national patron, St. Thorlak Thorhallsson, on Dec. 23.

Like a tempestuous god, Iceland changes its mood throughout the year. When the ice melts, it reveals black lava fields, ...

Iceland's president presented a new government on Saturday under Social Democratic Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir that ...

In Iceland, archaeologists just unearthed a settlement that predates the Vikings' supposed arrival in the country by decades.

A hidden world from the Iron Age has been uncovered in Hedensted, Denmark, during the construction of a motorway. Archaeologists from Vejle Museums found a large collection of weapons and ...

Satellites watched bright burning lava surge toward Iceland's Blue Lagoon following a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula. "Lava from the eruption flowed across major roads and closed in ...

This is why they were only discovered recently. They appear similar in size and shape to other galaxies but have never been caught on other telescopes, such as the Hubble. Scientists wanted to figure ...

Of the 92 naturally occurring elements in the Periodic Table, about a fifth were discovered right here in London. We can thank Mayfair’s Royal Institution for most of these, but the most ...

Silvia Wittal (45), who disappeared nearly three years ago, may finally be found. SAPS discovered the remains of a female on the Sacramento Trail in Schoenmakerskop on December 1. According to police ...

He was with Richardson on the evening of Oct. 20, 1973, when Nixon ordered Richardson to fire Archibald Cox, the special counsel investigating the Watergate break-in. When Richardson refused ...

It’s Iceland’s sixth general election since the 2008 financial crisis devastated its economy and ushered in a new era of political instability. Kristrún Mjöll Frostadóttir, leader of Iceland’s Social ...