Despite being one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world, scientists believe Greenland may be the place where life first began. Read the full story

A Swedish woman who had part of her face bitten off by a dog has undergone a surgical procedure which involved hundreds of leeches. Read the full story

Scientists say rocks from Greenland prove that precious metals, such as gold, were deposited in the Earth’s crust by asteroid showers billions of years ago. Read the full story

Icelandic scientists have uncovered parts of the human genome which regulate blood pressure. Read the full story

Earth scientists in Iceland and overseas are monitoring Katla, the south Iceland volcano located underneath the Myrdalsjokull glacier, trying to find out the reason behind a recent spate of small earthquakes. Read the full story

Chinese scientists want to set up a northern lights research station in Iceland. Read the full story

A new experiment will assess the viability of storing carbon pollution underground by artificially creating seams of limestone. Read the full story

A polar bear which killed a British teenager in Norway earlier this month was probably excessively aggressive because he had toothache, a veterinarian has claimed. Read the full story

A group of Swedish scientists, headed by astronaut Christer Funglesang, took a massive overdose of homeopathic sleeping pills in an attempt to discredit the alternative medicine and have it banned from the country. Read the full story

European co-operation in education and science has netted Iceland ten billion kronur over the last 15 years, according to a University of Iceland source. Read the full story