Climeworks is building a second commercial-sized plant in Iceland that will capture and store 36,000 metric tons per year of carbon dioxide ~enviro climate change Article 1363 words 10 votes
After a four-year hiatus, Iceland's last remaining whaling company will resume its hunt this summer, much to the chagrin of tourism officials ~enviro Article 929 words 6 votes
Iceland's Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir on being a mother and professional footballer ~sports.football Article 1313 words 4 votes
Over twenty-five years ago Kári Stefánsson began examining the DNA of Iceland's inhabitants in search of the genetic causes of illness ~science biology medicine Article 2391 words 4 votes
In Iceland, traditionally a land of cat lovers, bans and curfews are redefining the human relationship with domestic cats ~life.pets Article 3921 words 7 votes
Árný Margrét – Akureyri (2022) ~music singer songwriter folk Video 3:34, published Jan 27 2022 4 votes
Gifted helmer Hlynur Pálmason interrogates the role of religion in Iceland's past – but it's really colonialism that's at question in his new film 'Godland' ~movies reviews Article 864 words 5 votes
Iceland urged to ban blood farms that extract hormone from pregnant horses – European Commission said it was seriously concerned about the treatment of horses ~enviro Article 846 words 8 votes
British rocket company Skyrora has called on the Icelandic government to grant a licence that would end a months-long delay to Europe's largest-ever rocket launch ~space rocketry spaceflight.suborbital Article 1146 words 3 votes
The Vikings cut them down, we want to bring them back – bringing back the ancient forests of Iceland ~enviro Video 7:49 3 votes
As the world experiences sea level rise, Iceland's waters are falling – and flowing to the other side of the planet ~enviro water climate change Article 1505 words 6 votes
Lilja Alfreðsdóttir will meet with the CEO of Spotify this week to discuss the proliferation of “fake artists” posing as Icelandic musicians on the music streaming platform ~music Link 12 votes
In mainland Iceland's northernmost town, the women who powered the herring industry – and fought for gender equality – are driving a new tourism boom ~life.women Article 1541 words 6 votes
Iceland's plan to end commercial whaling is driven by falling demand but also a fifteen-year-long campaign aimed at their biggest consumers of whale meat – tourists ~enviro conservation Article 1071 words 4 votes
Björk feat. Iceland Symphony Orchestra – Hyperballad (Björk Orkestral live at Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavík) (2021) ~music Video 5:09, published Mar 9 2022 3 votes
Iceland's last remaining whaling company said it planned to hunt this summer for the first time since 2018 ~enviro Article 349 words 5 votes
Eliza Reid: ‘The ancient Icelandic word 'sprakkar' means outstanding women. And they're all around us’. ~life.women Article 3 votes
Views of Iceland in February – Nacho Doce, a photographer with Reuters, spent the past few weeks traveling across the country ~arts photography.landscape Article 75 words 3 votes
US skateboarder Josh Neuman, 22, among four people killed in Iceland plane crash ~transport Article 7 votes
Commercial whaling in Iceland could be banned within two years, after a government minister said there was little justification for the practice ~enviro Article 54 words, published Feb 4 2022 5 votes
Nara Walker was convicted of assaulting her ex-husband in Reykjavík in 2017 – she and eight other women are taking Iceland to court claiming human rights violations ~life Article 2325 words 3 votes
A 'blue blob' in the North Atlantic Ocean has been slowing down the melting of Iceland's glaciers, a new study suggests ~enviro climate change water Link 6 votes
US schoolteacher says she spent five hours in voluntary self-isolation in a plane's toilet after testing positive for Covid-19 on a flight to Iceland ~health Article 47 words 8 votes
While millions of children all over the world wait eagerly for Father Christmas or Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, youngsters in Iceland start receiving their presents on Dec. 11th ~life Article 857 words 3 votes
Unable to travel back to Iceland to see a volcano erupt, Sigur Rós star Jónsi reenacted it with sound installations, scents and sculptures in a New York City exhibit ~arts art.installation Article 74 words 6 votes
On the small island of Heimaey, chef Matthías Auðunsson is at the helm of a food movement that honours Iceland's history while coaxing it into a new era of innovation ~food restaurants Article 2326 words 5 votes
World's biggest machine capturing carbon from air turned on in Iceland – operators say the Orca plant can suck 4,000 tonnes of CO2 out of the air every year ~enviro climate change Article 236 words 17 votes
Icelandic Football Association's entire executive committee has resigned after it was accused of covering up a sex scandal involving an international player ~sports Article 446 words 9 votes
Images from a changing Iceland – the landscape is undergoing constant change, and the rate of that change is being accelerated by global warming ~arts photography.landscape Article 126 words 9 votes
Vast sunken continent “Icelandia” may exist under the North Atlantic – if proven it could upend long-standing assumptions about region's geological history ~science Article 797 words 9 votes
The success of Iceland's 'four-day week' trial has been greatly overstated ~life work Article 866 words 13 votes
A volcanic eruption came at just the right time for Iceland's stricken tourism industry ~travel Article 1214 words, published Feb 21 2017 4 votes
From 2015 to 2019, Iceland ran the world's largest trial of a shorter working week – productivity either remained the same or increased, and wellbeing was considerably improved ~life work Article 570 words 23 votes
'Katla' is a new Netflix original series from Iceland – a cross between Stanisław Lem's 'Solaris' and the French series 'The Returned' ~tv reviews Article 680 words 6 votes
Silent whale watching on Iceland's first electric boat tour – a carbon-neutral tour off Húsavík makes for a greener, more peaceful experience for visitors and sea creatures ~travel Article 1236 words 10 votes
How do you film on an erupting volcano? A live music performance by Kaleo and at least one couple have been filmed getting married at Fagradalsfjall. ~life Article 78 words 6 votes