It turns out that Grubby the opossum — who hitched a ride to Alaska in a shipping container in March — had babies.

H5N5, a new subtype of the avian influenza virus, has been found in birds and raccoons in P.E.I. It's closely related to the H5N1 virus that's caused mass death among seabird populations in Atlantic Canada.

On Thursday, scientists discovered the first casualty from the highly pathogenic avian influenza in a cackling goose.

This year’s month of May is in contention to break a more than 70-year-old record for the fewest hours of recorded sunlight in Reykjavík. The rainfall record for the month could also fall, Mbl.is reports. A month of gloom and rain The Icelandic weather Gods have been in a rather punishing mood this May.