Researchers at Newcastle Univer

Iceland's ambitious plan of becoming the world's first

a volcanic eruption under Europe's largest glacier

VIKINGS are taking to the market. A thick, yoghurt-like product made by Iceland's Viking inhabitants and pure, bottled water from glaciers are becoming part of the country's efforts to exploit one of

Power generation from renewable sources such as wind turbines, solar cells and biomass plays a small but important part in satisfying total electricity demand around the world, and is growing at an exponential rate thanks to generous public subsidies and government support.

It took just five votes to shake the very edifice of the International Whaling Commission IWC . Voting 25 20 in favour of setting up a controversial committee, the North dominated anti whaling faction drastically altered the IWC mandate from that of sc

Iceland to become the first hydrogen economy, to do away with fossil fuels

...although the now bald pate of Iceland was once resplendent with grass and verdant willow, rowan and birch forests