Protest to overthrow the government – “Elections Now!”
Around two thousand angry voters have pledged via Facebook to attend an anti-government demonstration when parliament comes together after the ...
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A new frontier in nature conservation
“Defense against the onslaught of tourism on the fragile nature of Iceland is without doubt the most urgent task at hand”
Mount Hekla – A biography
While the recent reports of Mount Hekla’s activity this year “is greatly exaggerated” it is well worth directing some attention to the infamous volcan...
The Golden Plover has Arrived – Signaling Spring
The Golden Plover, a migrating bird that signifies the arrival of spring in Iceland has landed. Spring is around the corner and Icelanders can breath ...
An archive of Icelandic folklore
Occasionally reports about a road company bringing constructions to a halt due to neighboring Elf populations find their way into Icelandic headlines.
Istanbul terror – Irish citizen wounded, not an Icelander
Turkish authorities have now confirmed that it was an Irish citizen and not an Icelandic one that was wounded in the attack in Istanbul yesterday, con...
An Icelander caught in the terror attack in Istanbul
UPDATE: There is still no confirmation about the Icelander said to have been caught in the attack. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has inquired into ...
Not the Fish you Ordered?
Icelandic Food and Biotech R&D institute (MATÍS) recently did an examination of restaurants in Reykjavík showing that thirty percent of the fish l...