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No deaths at sea for the first time
Last year nobody lost their life in accidents at sea on Icelandic vessels. This makes 2008 unique with regard to the annual death figures compiled by the Icelandic Maritime Administration (IMA). In a...
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Danes discover earth’s ‘earliest creatures’
Danish researchers are about to rewrite the history of the earth, as they uncover traces of multi-cellular life from 2.1 billion years ago. Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark (among...
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Vigilant hero saves drowning Reykjavik teen
A taxi passenger in Reykjavik who saw something out of the corner of his eye is being hailed as a hero for saving a man from drowning. “I was on my way home in a taxi when I saw something black out on...
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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 tolerance level, says one oceanographer. The increased...
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Study: life may have bubbled out of Greenland volcano
Despite being one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world, scientists believe Greenland may be the place where life first began. A study of mud volcanoes in Isua, southwest Greenland,...
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Nordic statistics book reveals much about life in the north
The Nordic Council has released its Nordic Statistics Handbook 2011, which contains all sorts of interesting facts about life in the Nordic region over the last year. The book is available to buy, but...
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