At the border between Iceland’s rugged north and its uninhabitable interior, at the end of a twisting mountain road that only 4-wheel drive enthusiasts dare traverse, there’s a sprawling patch of land ...

Reporting from Skagafjordur, Iceland — “You must come for the rettir,” my friend Kristin said. It’s her favorite time of year in Iceland — the annual fall roundup where Icelandic farmers on horseback ...

After all, life in Endiang, Alberta, the heart of coyote country, isn’t easy for roly-poly animals with short legs and low IQ. So when he and his wife were stocking their farm four years ago, they ...

“Rams” starts with a baa and ends with a blizzard that seems to have blown in from Norse mythology. In between, there’s enough sheep farming and sibling rivalry to qualify the movie as a Biblical saga ...

Star Thrower Farm, located about an hour west of Minneapolis, is home to a small herd of Icelandic sheep. At Star Thrower, Deborah and Scott Pikovsky raise these cold-hardy animals for their milk, ...

Toasty sweaters, felted ornaments, roast lamb and sheep-milk cheese … they’re just a few of the many holiday gift items that ...

Planting trees is “among the least painful ways” to meet the country’s goal to slash carbon emissions, experts say REYKJAVÍK, Dec 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An hour’s hike across a vast expanse ...

The first Icelandic film to be selected for Cannes’ Un Certain Regard in a decade, the poignant dramedy “Rams” is set in a remote valley where two brothers who haven’t spoken in 40 years must come ...

Iceland, with its long, dark winters and barren fields, fails when it comes to vineyards but scores on excellent craft beers. What else do you do when winter months stretch on in near total darkness?