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Iceland develops method for carbon storing through mineralization

Aug 22, 2016

Iceland is now using its natural environment to turn greenhouse gases into solid rock, a process that normally takes centuries in the natural world. At a power plant Iceland, the transformation now takes a matt...

Iceland DeCode Genetics Scientists give insights into human evolution and gene-diseases

Cody Gash

Mar 26, 2015

Health

Iceland - The largest ever set of human genomes from a single population of a nation in a genetic first has been sequenced by scientists in Iceland. This was done by sequencing the DNA full genomes of 2,636 Ice...

Aerial Drone captures video of spectacular Icelandic volcano eruption in Bardarbunga

Charles Omedo

Oct 5, 2014

Innovation

An aerial drone footage has captured the Bardarbunga volcanic eruption as it spews hot molten lava and ash high into the area’s skies. The drone footage shows molten lava and hot ash erupting high into the skie...

Bardarbunga volcano in Iceland continues erupting, without explosion

Christian Bloss

Sep 2, 2014

Innovation

Iceland’s Bardarbunga Volcano continues erupting, but there is no ash now, unlike Sunday’s outbreak due to which Iceland Met Office raised the aviation warning to the highest level. The height of the lava fount...

Volcanic eruptions: Iceland goes code red to warn people

Charles Omedo

Aug 29, 2014

Innovation

A recent volcanic eruption in Iceland has prompted the country’s met office to raise its warning levels to code red. This warning alert became necessary when a fissure or crack in the earth that is almost 1km l...

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