I spent four days learning about biomimicry and how studying polar bear pelts led to solar energy-capturing coats.
The Blue Lagoon is a one-of-a-kind man-made geothermal spa in Iceland. The water in the pool comes from the adjacent Svartsengi power station and the region's heating system is supplied by the ...
Exactly two weeks after the "blood moon" total lunar eclipse comes a partial solar eclipse visible to some in North America.
“One big difference is that whales are often traveling thousands of miles across ocean basins–great whales undertake the ...
Whales are not just big, they're a big deal for healthy oceans. When they poop, whales move tons of nutrients from deep water ...
Thanks to all the geothermal activity, there are a whole lot of hot pots in Iceland (they don’t call it the Land of Fire and ...
The springs in Iceland are mainly basalt ... The presence of certain chemicals in the water due to the types of bedrock and ...
Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula is experiencing a resurgence of volcanic activity, with a series of eruptions marking the ...
The birds spend most of their lives in the open ocean. Observing birds at sea is nearly impossible, so much about puffins remains a mystery. Ecologists like Erpur Snær Hansen, who leads a team at the ...
a small fishing village in southwest Iceland. This area is a volcanic peninsula, and although there’s a lot of precipitation, most of the water passes through the rocks and flows underground to ...