After 800 years, volcanic activity has returned to Reykjanes – Andri Snær Magnason reflects on the Icelandic relationship with volcanoes ~enviro Article 1685 words 12 votes
How to stop an Icelandic whale hunt – Elissa Phillips and Anahita Babaei on chaining themselves to the crow's nests of whaling vessels for thirty-three hours ~enviro Article 643 words 9 votes
Christmas beer made from green peas and marinated red cabbage has become a festive hit in Iceland ~food drinks.seasonal Article 384 words 9 votes
Vast, desolate and magically odd – what is it about Iceland that makes musicians so desperate to record there? ~music Article 1432 words 3 votes
Eavor Technologies | The first scalable form of clean baseload power ~enviro energy.renewable energy.clean Video 34:13, published Sep 30 2022 6 votes
Volcanic Iceland is rumbling again as magma rises − a geologist explains eruptions in the land of fire and ice ~enviro Article 968 words, published Nov 15 2023 6 votes
Icelandic authorities are building protective walls around a geothermal power plant in the country's southwest to protect it from possible lava flows ~enviro energy.renewable Article 13 votes
Iceland volcano won't spew more carbon than humanity – social media is once again filling up with such claims, as it always does when volcanoes make news ~enviro Article 77 words 15 votes
Iceland has declared a state of emergency after a series of earthquakes raised fears of a Fagradalsfjall volcanic eruption ~enviro Article 38 words 36 votes
Michelin star chef (and possible Viking), Ragnar Eiríksson, guides Matty through an Icelandic winter wonderland of odd food, crazy buggy rides, and steamy hot springs ~food Video 22:02 12 votes
At the Icelandic home of Katrín Þorvaldsdóttir, foraged material like seaweed is turned into masks, clothing and even shoes ~design fashion Article 749 words 8 votes
Swarm of earthquakes in Iceland heralds next volcanic eruption – scientists say rise in seismic activity confirms south-west region is in buildup phase ~enviro Article 313 words 11 votes
In the depths of Hobart's Museum of Old and New Art, a volcano is stirring – Hrafntinna (Obsidian) is an immersive installation by Icelandic artist and musician Jónsi ~arts art.installation Article 858 words, published Oct 3 2023 9 votes
PM Katrín Jakobsdóttir will take part in Iceland's first full-day womens strike in forty-eight years – calling for pay equality and action on gender-based violence ~life.women Article 740 words 12 votes
Björk and Rosalía have collaborated on a new song to benefit activists fighting against industrial salmon farming in Björk's native Iceland ~music Article 643 words 6 votes
Aquaculture is bringing jobs and money to rural Icelandic regions, but a huge escape of farmed fish in August could devastate local salmon populations ~enviro Article 1674 words 7 votes
Jet Propulsion Laboratory-led team use Iceland as a stand-in for Venus to test radar technologies that will help uncover the planet's ground truth ~space Article 6 votes
Iceland is turning to taxes to reduce the impact exponential growth in tourism has on its pristine wilderness ~travel Article 77 words 7 votes
Hildur Guðnadóttir talks ‘A Haunting in Venice’ score, the influence of ‘Sicario’ and ‘Joker 2’ ~movies Article 2635 words 8 votes
Iceland allows whaling to resume – activists say that whales will still suffer agonising deaths despite new regulations and monitoring ~enviro Article 879 words 23 votes
Icelandic musician Daði Freyr performs some of his favourite songs from home ~music Video 11:18, published Oct 12 2021 11 votes
Volcanoes don't just erupt on schedule – but they have been in Iceland ~enviro Article 1255 words, published Aug 21 2023 7 votes
Iceland's meteorological office declares volcanic eruption near the country's capital Reykjavík officially over – no activity has been observed for ten days ~enviro Article 308 words 14 votes
Operation Napoleon / Napóleonsskjölin | Official trailer ~movies Video 2:45, published Jul 11 2023 5 votes
German Aerospace Center (DLR), a NASA VERITAS mission partner, is conducting instrument field tests in Iceland ~space Article 485 words 4 votes
A volcanic eruption near Litli-Hrútur in south-western Iceland saw fissures open up in the Earth – and the creation of a new baby volcano ~enviro Article 270 words 11 votes
Smoke clouds and lava as volcano erupts near Icelandic capital – eruption near Reykjavík follows week of small earthquakes in area ~enviro Article 478 words 20 votes
2,200 earthquakes have been recorded in the area around Iceland's capital Reykjavík, signaling that a volcanic eruption could be imminent ~enviro Article 310 words 27 votes
Global Peace Index 2023 saw Iceland remain the most peaceful country in the world, a position it has held since 2008 ~misc PDF 18 votes
Iceland suspends whale hunt on animal welfare concerns until the end of August, likely bringing controversial practice to historic end ~enviro Link 19 votes
Harnessing Iceland's geothermal energy for agriculture | Focus on Europe ~enviro energy.renewable Video 3:34 2 votes
Now a trio, Sigur Rós explain their search for beauty with their first album in a decade ~music Article 1800 words 13 votes
She makes music that shifts from barely-there sonorities to viscera-quaking climaxes – the thrilling Icelandic soundscapes of Anna Þorvaldsdóttir ~music classical Article 1353 words 6 votes
How Iceland became a geothermal powerhouse ~enviro energy.renewable Video 8:13, published Jul 18 2022 5 votes
Whale hunts have been branded inhumane by activists and authorities as Icelandic report finds they suffer a long and painful death ~enviro Article 690 words, published May 9 2023 12 votes
The best childcare in the world? Maybe so, but new parents in Iceland are holding out for better. ~life parenting education Article 1283 words 7 votes
Iceland is a strange place to plant trees, but for us it is one of the most logical places to try and bring back forests ~enviro Video 15:47, published May 11 2023 7 votes