Yahoo

Locals throw baby puffins off clifftops on a remote island in Iceland to help the stray birds take flight

Iceland's remote Westland Islands are home to the world's largest puffin colony. Every year, puffin chicks get disorientated by light pollution and crash inland rather than flying out to sea. Locals ...
Monocle

It’s time to raise soft boys and tough girls: Here’s how Iceland breaks down gender stereotypes

The Nordic island nation’s radical education method is challenging gender-driven societal norms. But could it work outside ...
WFAE

Why it's perfectly normal to see baby puffins thrown off cliffs in Iceland each year

Watching thousands of baby puffins being tossed off a cliff is perfectly normal for the people of Iceland's Westman Islands. This yearly tradition is what's known as "puffling season" and the practice ...
NPR

Iceland's first lady on the 'Secrets of the Sprakkar: Iceland's Extraordinary Women'

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Eliza Reed, the first lady of Iceland, about her new book and why her country is a great place to be a woman. We're going to take a moment now to teach you a word in ...
Reuters

Icelandic women, including PM, strike for 24 hours over inequality

REYKJAVIK, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Icelandic women went on a 24-hour strike on Tuesday over gender inequality, including the prime minister, who said the fight for equal treatment was ...