Inspired by Peter Monaghan of Inis Escargot, Icelandic farmers are exploring snail farming as a sustainable opportunity. Using surplus geothermal heat, they could transform unused barns into low-impact farms, diversify rural incomes, and turn an unlikely creature into a valuable new industry in Iceland.
Peter Monaghan er fyrsti snigla ræktandin á Írlandi! Við fyrstu kynni er eitt alveg augljóst. Hann elskar sniglana sína og hefur brennandi áhuga á því að deila þekkingu sinni og hæfileikum til sniglaræktunar með heiminum. Þegar Pétur var að skoða mögulega ræktunarmöguleika rakst hann á snigla og áttaði sig á að stofnkostnaðurinn og áhættan voru
Joseph Phillips is a man of many talents and passions, which is reflected in Joe’s childhood dreams of either becoming a chef, a veterinarian or studying prehistoric events as a palaeontologist. His love for nature and math won in the end, leading him to study biology. He first came to Iceland as a PhD
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Last June I applied for a networking and training event with no expectations at all. Little did I know what a fantastic journey lay ahead of me and all the beautiful people I would get to meet. But let us start at the beginning… In late 2023 two associations for Polar Early Career Scientist,
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In the picture above Rakel is drilling a hole in the ice covering lake Garðsvatn in winter time. She collected a water sample and took basic measurements like temperature. Rakel Þorbjörnsdóttir is a curious and bubbly person that I have had the pleasure of working with throughout my PhD. Her curiosity and boundless
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Lake Mývatn has been studied by people for decades, but projects really picked up when the Mývatn research station was founded 50 years ago. With Árni Einarsson as the head of the research station, scientists came together and many projects have been spearheaded through the years. Especially long-term monitoring in collaboration with the University
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Translated into Icelandic by Inga Birna Pálsdóttir. Í dag fögnum við öllu því fólki sem kennir okkur og börnunum okkar á náttúruna sem við búum í. Það er einstök gjöf að hafa einhvern í lífi sínu sem eyðir tíma með þér í náttúrunni og vekur áhuga þinn á henni. Hjá mér var það
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Today we celebrate all the people that teach us and our kids about the nature we all live in. Having someone in your life that takes you into nature and gets you excited about it is a wonderful gift! For me it was my grandpa that took me with him whenever he went to
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In April, Camille Leblanc published an article on diversity in Arctic charr populations that live in the caves of lake Mývatn. Read the poster below for more information! Do you want to read more? Find the article here: Fine scale diversity in the lava. Feel free to leave comments below and we get
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Written with Skúli Skúlason and Rannveig Magnúsdóttir. BIODICE proudly supports Ice Fish Research We at BIODICE are a network of universities, institutions, individuals and companies in Iceland. The network started in 2020 with the goal to talk to people about what biodiversity is, why it is so important and what we can do
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