Europe Iceland Sampling magma from the Fagradalsfjall volcano, Matthew Jackson and his team discovered a much more dynamic process than assumed in the two centuries scientists have been studying volcanoes, changing knowledge of how they actually work
Europe Iceland After unusual cold weather and abundant rainfall in July and August, meteorologists finally announced the late arrival of the Icelandic summer, with good weather expected over the coming days, and may even last a few weeks
Europe Iceland Almost 700 children aged 12 months and up are currently on the waiting list for a place in Reykjavík's kindergartens, with parents protesting to find childcare during the working day
Europe Iceland HBO is in the country preparing to shoot for season 4 of True Detective: Night Country; the series was given the green light last May, with a likely premiere in 2023
Europe Iceland Over ten thousand earthquakes have been detected since the series of earthquakes started at noon on Saturday, confirming a lot of seismic activity in the Reykjanes peninsula over the weekend
Europe Iceland Carbfix gets the highest EU grant any Icelandic company has been awarded; the EU Innovation Fund will support the development and building of Coda Terminal plant in Straumsvík, the first of its sort in the world for storing liquid CO2 on land
Europe Iceland After a break of two years, the summer 'nights' bus has resumed its route from the centre of Reykjavík to different neighbourhoods in the Reykjavík area on weekends, Friday nights and Saturday nights
Europe Iceland Though there had been no commercial whaling in Iceland for four years and only one whale was hunted in 2021, hunting operations have resumed a few days ago
Europe Iceland The Icelandic road administration has opened the road to Landmannalaugar via the Sigalda power station, marking a late start to the summer season in this part of the Highlands
Europe Iceland Several interconnected caves dating back to the 9th century Viking Age have been discovered by scientists near the village of Oddi in the south-west; the caves are probably part of a much larger system
Europe Iceland The Icelandic Secondary School Students' Union has launched the Support Bank, which ranks the performance of schools according to accessibility and services for those with learning needs
Europe Iceland The project to sequence the DNA of all Icelandic inhabitants celebrates its 25th anniversary: today it is the world's largest genetic database, a mine of data for understanding the role of genes in hundreds of diseases and finding new treatments
Europe Iceland The Arctic tern has returned to the country, According to the records of the Southeast Iceland Bird Observatory - which monitors the annual arrival of migratory birds - with about 1.000 terns observed in the Ósland conservation area in Höfn í Hornafjörður