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  • March 27. - 2024

    Spring is nearly here!

    After a long winter, Icelanders are ready for spring. One of the first signs of spring in Iceland is the return of the numerous migratory bird species that breed in Iceland over the summer. The Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria), or lóa in Icelandic, is one of the very first signs of spring in Iceland.

  • September 27. - 2023

    Icelandic Sheep Roundup

    Sheep are an essential part of Iceland and some 800.000 roam the country, a little more than double the 388,000 human population. With the isolation that comes with living on an island, the Icelandic sheep is one of the purest breeds of sheep in the world. After lambing season in May, farmers release their flocks to graze on highland grasses and berries.

  • July 24. - 2023

    Eruption in Iceland, again!

    After weeks of earthquakes on the Southwestern corner of the country, an eruption started near the mountain Litli-Hrútur on the Reykjanes peninsula on July 10th. This is the third eruption  in three years in the same area. The first was in Fagradalsfjall in March 2021, and the second in Geldingadalur in August 2022.

  • June 16. - 2023

    Iceland is said to have more than 10.000 waterfalls

    Iceland receives large amount of precipitation due to its position in the Northern Atlantic. With this and the melting of the glaciers the rivers run in astounding, volcanic landscapes and come gushing over gigantic, hovering cliffs, forming the most beautiful waterfalls found in nature. The brain-teaser of travelers is which to choose or where to start!

  • November 21. - 2022

    Northern Lights Lighting up Iceland's Skies

    Autumn in Iceland brings the elusive northern lights. In the past few weeks we have been lucky enough to see them light up the skies in Reykjavik on a regular basis.

  • August 31. - 2022

    Fly Fishing in Iceland

    Iceland offers some of the best fly fishing opportunities for trophy brown trout, Arctic char, and Atlantic salmon found anywhere in the world. For anglers looking for a unique fishing experience offering intimate waters, great wading, seclusion, and world-class service, fly fishing in Iceland definitely needs to be on the top of the list.

  • January 20. - 2022

    How Icelanders Survive the Harsh Winter

    Þorri (Thorri) is the Icelandic name of the embodiment of frost or winter in Norse mythology. The month of Þorri, in essence from latter January to Mid-February, is one of the coldest and harshest of winter. For many centuries, Icelanders had to find a way to preserve the food available to them. Meat and fish are either soured in whey of diary, fermented, salted or smoked.

  • September 15. - 2021

    Star-Oddi leitar að söluráðgjafa fyrir dýrarannsóknir

    Star-Oddi leitar að öflugum og metnaðarfullum einstaklingi í fjölbreytt og spennandi starf. Fyrirtækið er framsækið á sviði mælitækni fyrir rannsóknir á dýrum og náttúrulífi í hafi og á landi. Við erum leiðandi á heimsvísu í þróun og framleiðslu lítilla, áreiðanlegra og harðgerðra mælitækja fyrir rannsóknir viðskiptavina okkar.

  • August 31. - 2021

    Icelandic Sheep Roundup Coming Up

    Sheep are an essential part of Iceland and some 800.000 roam the country, a little more than double the 357,000 human population. After lambing season in May, farmers release their flocks to graze on highland grasses and berries.

  • April 28. - 2021

    Call for papers

    The editors for a special issue on animal welfare (Frontiers in Physiology or Frontiers in Animal Science)  are looking for contributions of research papers where biologgers are used to evaluate animal welfare.

  • March 24. - 2021

    Eruption in Iceland!

    After weeks of earthquakes on the Southwestern corner of the country, Fagradalsfjall on the Reykjanes peninsula started erupting on March 19th. 

  • February 4. - 2021

    How Icelanders survived the harsh winters

    Þorri (Thorri) is the Icelandic name of the embodiment of frost or winter in Norse mythology. The month of Þorri, in essence from latter January to Mid-February, is one of the coldest and harshest of winter. For many centuries, Icelanders had to find a way to preserve the food available to them. Meat and fish are either soured in whey of diary, fermented, salted or smoked.

  • February 4. - 2021

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