Iceland has authorised whale hunting for the next five years, despite welfare concerns
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Grímsey, set some 40km off Iceland's northern coast, is home to one of Europe's most remote settlements and a thriving seabird population
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ÁSDÍS – Touch Me (2024)
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Laufey – Santa Baby (2024)
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Space-based solar power to be beamed to Iceland by 2030
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Iceland's president urged to intervene over Europe's last whaler – conservation groups are asking for the decision to allow Hvalur to hunt to be put on hold until after election
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Jónfrí – Andalúsía (2023)
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Kælan Mikla – Stjörnuljós (2024)
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Scientists are racing to find out whether the rapid retreat of glaciers could drive a surge in eruptions as magma builds under Iceland
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British startup plans to supply solar power from space to Icelanders by 2030, in what could be the world's first demonstration of this novel renewable energy source
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Neonme – Yet Again (2023)
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Iceland's valley of geysers mysteriously reawakens – some long dormant geysers are spouting up to two meters, with experts unsure as to the cause
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Lúpína – Lúpína's Sad Club (2024)
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Axel Flóvent – Moonlight (2024)
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Sólstafir – Hin Helga Kvöl (2024)
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A trail gone cold
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Following a family mystery to Iceland's remotest village – in his grandfather's footsteps, Oliver Smith heads to a tiny off-grid community at the tip of the Hornstrandir peninsula
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Iceland's vertical farm turning algae into food – pioneering entrepreneurs are growing some surprising crops and doing it sustainably
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The phone ban has had a big impact on school work (at a school in Iceland)
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Iceland has been the backdrop for generations of astronaut training missions – we look at what makes the Arctic island nation so crucial for Moon research
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Iceland's famous music venues swallowed by tourism – thriving music scene that gave world Björk, Sigur Rós and Ólafur Arnald under threat from Reykjavík's popularity
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OWZA – Hush Hush (2024)
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Aron Can – MONNÍ (2024)
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Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson is set to take over some of the world's biggest public spaces in his most impressive installation piece yet
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Touch / Snerting | Official trailer
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Laufey – Goddess (2024)
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Icelandic fishing giant Samherji sues art student for spoofing corporate website – potentially chilling effect on artists engaging critically with large corporations
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Originally created to soundtrack a video game, Jónsi's solo album ‘First Light’ has an immersive, escapist quality that reflects his inspiration, but far exceeding the original purpose
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I went to Iceland for a road trip. I left with climate anxiety.
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An American man has died in south Iceland after ice collapsed while he was on a group tour to a glacier
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Icelandic supermarkets have been left in a pickle, after a viral TikTok trend saw an unprecedented surge in demand for cucumbers
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Scientists are now preparing to drill into the rock of Krafla in Iceland to learn more about how volcanoes behave
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Iceland's recent volcanic eruptions driven by pooling magma are set to last centuries into the future
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After a near eight-month search for a new national team manager, the Republic of Ireland have made the surprise appointment of Icelander Heimir Hallgrímsson
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Iceland's startup scene is punching above its weight – dodging the venture capital doldrums, Frumtak Ventures lands $87M for its fourth fund
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Iceland's 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption is providing researchers with rare, up-close observations of volcanic ash clouds – could improve forecasts for aviation safety
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Iceland wants to switch up its tourism tax to protect nature – and fight overtourism
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Iceland's government has issued a license to the North Atlantic nation's last fin whaling company to hunt and kill 128 fin whales this year
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England concluded preparations for UEFA Euro 2024 with a dismal performance in friendly defeat by Iceland at Wembley
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Icelandic volcano located near the famous Blue Lagoon has erupted once again – the fifth such eruption since December
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Icelanders are famously hardy, but after volcanic eruptions cracked open twenty-metre-deep fissures in Grindavík, residents are asking if they'll ever be allowed back home
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A big new facility built to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere opened up in Iceland. It's a stepping stone to bigger plans in the US.
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The Day Iceland Stood Still | Trailer
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How do you accidentally run for President of Iceland?
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Bid to secure spot for glacier in Icelandic presidential race heats up – decade-old idea for Snæfellsjökull has snowballed into a full-blown campaign
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Sulfur dioxide pumped out by the erupting volcano on Iceland is currently traveling across northern Europe – scientists concerned it could impact the ozone layer
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A state of emergency has been declared in southern Iceland after another volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula – the fourth since December
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Hera Björk – Scared of Heights (2024)
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Daði Freyr - I'm Not Bitter (2024)
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Documentary ‘The Home Game’, about an Icelandic village's football team, has taken the top honour at the Glasgow Film Festival
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