After about 800 years without a volcanic event on the Reykjanes Peninsula, the Fagradalsfjall volcano epupted in 2021, 2022 and 2023. FGour more eruptions have taken place to the west at the Sundhnúkur fissure system in 2023 and 2024.
A volcanic eruption that has engulfed homes in an Icelandic fishing port confirms that a long-dormant faultline running under the country has woken up, threatening to belch out lava with little warning for years to come.
Icelandic scientists are embarking on a groundbreaking project to tap into a volcano's magma chamber for an abundant source of super-hot geothermal energy.
The Icelandic Forestry Service released a statement where it is encouraging people to cuddle up to a tree. It is highly recommended that people get outdoors during the pandemic.
Researchers in Iceland have successfully used an existing fibre-optic communications cable to assess seismic activity.
The tiny Nordic nation first introduced legislation last March to help close an existing wage gap, but the law did not come into effect until the first day of 2018.
If deployed at scale, the technology behind this could make a big difference in charting a better climate future—capturing CO2 and locking it away underground before it can add to the growing greenhouse effect.
Iceland have just drilled 5km into the heart of a volcano to access the immense heat trapped inside. Most of Iceland's current electricity comes from hydroelectric dams with geothermal currently accounting for just 25%.
Icelandic representatives announced at the International Women’s Day summit in New York earlier this week that they plan on becoming the first country in the world to enforce equal pay for women at a national level.
The genes that predispose people to attain higher levels of education have been in decline over the past 80 years, and researchers are suggesting that they’re now under negative selection, which could have a big impact on our species in the coming centuries.
With international pressure rising, Iceland whaler Kristjan Loftsson calls off the hunt this season.
The country of Iceland is becoming a little greener. The nation prides itself on having 100 percent renewable energy, but now scientists are ready to tap into another natural resource to create even more clean power.
