The March 20th Solar Eclipse in Iceland
The eclipse of March 20, 2015 is a Total Solar Eclipse. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth’s surface, which lies only 70 km east from...
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Iceland creates its own version of ‘Movember’
The Icelandic Cancer Society has come up with a new way of raising awareness about the illness by introducing its Mottumars campaign. In a similar way...
Tourism remains top of Iceland’s economic statistics
After moving in front of Iceland’s lucrative fishing industry to become the country’s largest export industry two years ago, tourism retained its stat...
Iceland daily newspaper published back to front issue to honour early days
One of Iceland’s biggest daily newspapers has published a special back to front issue to pay homage to how its earlier readers would flick through the...
Volcanic eruption in Holuhraun came to an end
The Scientific Advisory Board of the Icelandic Civil Protection has released the latest facts about the volcanic eruption in Holuhraun: The volcanic e...
Björk opens up on new album
Icelandic musician Björk has admitted that she was initially appalled by her new album, Vulnicura, because it was all about her break-up with long-ter...
Icelandic atheist society mocks National Church
The Icelandic atheist organisation Vantru has joked that it is to register all newborn children in the country as members. In a satirical statement to...
Iceland: Cannabis ice cream experimenters wind up naked outside and seeking medical help
An Icelandic couple who thought they would try out a special recipe of cannabis ice cream ended up making fools of themselves, with one running around...