The bear who was shot was the first one seen in Iceland since 2016. Sightings are relatively rare with only 600 recorded in ...

The bear approached a summer house, alarming the resident. An elderly woman was inside, frightened by the animal rummaging ...

Icelandic police shot a polar bear near a cottage in northwestern Iceland after consulting the Environment Agency. The bear ...

Iceland police shot a polar bear near an elderly woman's cottage, deeming it a threat, after consulting the Environment ...

We have a joke about romanticising indigenous Greenlanders,” says Inuuteq Kriegel in the country’s remotest settlement, ...

Polar bears aren’t native to Iceland, though an occasional vagrant arrives from Greenland. So, it was quite a surprise for an ...

This handout photo shows a polar bear that was shot by the police after being considered a threat to people nearby, ...

Sandwiched between Finland and Russia 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Kirkenes rests near the opening of the most viable polar shipping route linking China to Europe. As the sea ice retreats ...

Passengers and crew from a cruise ship had a terrifying encounter with a polar bear on Sept. 2. The incident caused a panicked evacuation back on board the vessel while it was stopped at Alexandra ...

Iceland has a proud tradition in acoustics. The island has given birth to some of the most mesmerising soundscapes from artists over the past decades. Björk, Sigur Ròs, Ólafur Arnalds — all ...