Iceland has once again been ranked the world’s safest country in 2025. Here’s why it tops the Global Peace Index—and what ...

It’s well established that children have an easier time learning second languages. In recent years, scientists have studied ...

If language is what makes us human, what does it mean now that large language models have gained “metalinguistic” abilities?

The Quest for Iceland encapsulates a profoundly personal tribute in a top-down narrative adventure that is both heartfelt and ...

To respond to this gap, the ministry has introduced a more proactive approach under Samia Scholarship Extended to prepare ...

Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson discusses nature in cities, how we can better understand the world around us, and how ...

Picture yourself navigating a foreign city alone as the sun sets, your backpack secure and your mind at ease. For some women, ...

Mesén’s sophomore pic after her Directors' Fortnight title ‘Clara Sola’ is co-penned by ‘The Northman’’s Sjón and eyeing a ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It is a bright cold day in Reykjavik, sun streaming through her dormer window, when Ólöf Arnalds proclaims: “I ...

The voice is fluting, translucent. The melodies it carries are linear yet sinuous, their rise and fall akin to undulating ...

When it comes to healthy brain aging, advice usually includes eating well, staying active and maintaining social connections. New evidence, however, has added an extra task to the list—learning ...

Speaking more than one language can slow down the brain's aging and lower risks linked to accelerated aging. In a new study, researchers analyzed the Biobehavioral Age Gap (BAG) —a person's biological ...