By observing the tree-ring-like growth records present in volcanic crystals, geologists are able to track volcanic activity and reconstruct the steps leading up to eruptions.
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La erupción de 2021 todavía aporta conocimiento a los investigadores sobre cómo funcionan los volcanes. Un estudio recién publicado muestra que los patrones han sido similares a lo largo del tiempo
Both New Zealand and Iceland kept death rates from COVID low, but used different strategies. While New Zealand relied on lockdowns and border closures, Iceland ramped up its testing capacity.
A study of 25 heritage language schools in Edmonton shows how schools met the needs of migrant and front-line workers, resisted racism and built community for immigrants.
Una reevaluación exhaustiva del brutal ritual pone en tela de juicio la opinión generalizada de que el “águila de sangre” fue una invención medieval.
An exhaustive reassessment of the brutal ritual challenges the received wisdom that the ‘blood eagle’ was a medieval invention.
Mesurer en temps « presque » réel l’émission de lave d’un volcan, c’est possible depuis l’espace. Le Fagradalsfjall en Islande a déversé des millions de mètres cubes de lave depuis le 18 mars.
Some horror films explore women’s struggles for empowerment, sexual freedom and self-fulfilment. Six movies show the ghost, bride, mother, vampiress, witch and monster as guises of vengeful women.
Despite taking different approaches, both countries have won praise for their handling of the coronavirus outbreak. So what can we learn from that?
What one isolated case tells us about crime and community on this special island.
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Postdoctoral researcher, University of Iceland
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Assistant Professor of Museology, University of Iceland
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Professor of Sociology, University of Iceland
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Coordinator of Remote Sensing at the National Land Survey of Iceland. Postdoctoral researcher in glaciology., University of Iceland
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Research Specialist, University of Iceland's Research Centre in Hornafjörður, University of Iceland
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Archaeology, University of Iceland
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Professor, infectious diseases, University of Iceland
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Adjunct lecturer, Teacher Education, English Department, University of Iceland