Glacier melting could be reversible
The melting of Greenland’s glaciers may be more sensitive to climate change than previously assumed, according to new research which found they can al...
Bluefin tuna in Icelandic waters
The northern bluefin tuna is one of the most valuable and endangered Atlantic fish species and almost never strays as far north as Iceland. When 12 of...
Atlas shows Greenland is losing its ice
The latest edition of the Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World reveals a somewhat different picture of Greenland than in the edition of the book whi...
Icelandic carbon storage experiment about to begin
A new experiment will assess the viability of storing carbon pollution underground by artificially creating seams of limestone.
Greenpeace palace gatecrashers spared jail
Three Greenpeace activists, who gatecrashed a dinner of world leaders at the 2009 COP-15 climate conference by passing themselves off as a head of sta...
Iceland’s sea bird stock ‘in dismal shape’
The nesting season of many types of sea bird all around Iceland has been poor this year and there is an all-out puffin and Arctic tern collapse in pro...
Wi-fi and sat-nav for Greenland iceberg study
Scientists are set to use wi-fi technology to study how glaciers in Greenland break up to form icebergs. The satellite navigation sensors will be drop...
Icelandic seas under pressure from pollution
Scientists are increasingly concerned by the effects of exhaust pollution on sealife. The sea around Iceland is reaching its maximum pollution toleran...