Research scientists at the University of Iceland are currently participating in a joint European project on designing a new set of integrated assessment models to make Europe a low-carbon society.

People's attitudes towards environmental issues appear to have little impact on the way they travel, according to the findings of recent research

Lupins are extremely prevalent here in Iceland, yet remain a little utilised resource

Ármann Höskuldsson is among the best known earth scientists in Iceland and often acts as a media spokesman in the event of a volcanic eruption or earthquake.

A ‘self-eating’ rocket engine which aims to put small payloads into orbit by burning its own structure as propellant has won financial support from the UK Government.

As insulators, metal oxides – also known as ceramics – may not seem like obvious candidates for electrical conductivity.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $779,000 grant to Cornell AgriTech researchers to combat fire blight, one of the most devastating bacterial diseases for the apple and pear industries.

On a clear morning in October 2019, Benjamin Z. Houlton stood at the edge of a corn field in California’s Central Valley.

Researchers of the new study investigated the role of protected areas for the range shifts of wintering waterbirds in Europe and North Africa.

Current understanding is that the chemical composition of the Earth’s mantle is relatively homogeneous. But experiments conducted by ETH researchers now show that this view is too simplistic.