Welcome to shopping during the coronavirus pandemic: customers clad in masks, slathered with sanitizer and surrounded by signage urging them to avoid close contact.

Web-based analytics have demonstrated their value in predicting the spread of infectious disease, and a new study from Mayo Clinic indicates the value of analyzing Google web searches for keywords related to COVID-19.

Wildfires don’t stop being dangerous after the flames go out. 

Low levels of key, body-regulating chemicals in mothers during the first three months of pregnancy may interfere with the baby’s brain development, a large American study shows.

Being highly connected to a strong social network has its benefits. Now a new University of Alberta study is showing the same goes for trees, thanks to their underground neighbours.

For most of us, office cooling and heating systems are like wallpaper: you only really notice them if they catch fire.

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.