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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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Friðgeir Grímsson, who holds a Ph.D. in palaeontology, will head a multinational group of scientists which will conduct research in Greenland and the Faroe Islands this summer, visir.is reports.
Early this month, Friðgeir received a grant of ISK 52 million (USD 400,000; EUR 300,000) from the Austrian Science Fund. Friðgeir received the grant to conduct research on plant fossils in Greenland and the Faroe Islands which are around 65 to 54 million years old and therefore from the beginning of the Cenozoic era.
Friðrik announced that his team will consist of a group of scientists from Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Sweden, Austria and the United States. The results of the research could demonstrate what kind of changes to vegetation may be expected as a result of climate change in the Nordic countries.
Friðgeir received his Ph.D. from the University of Iceland in 2007 and has worked on various researches since then.
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The Identification Committee of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police yesterday completed its investigation of human remains found by travelers on the beach Kaldbaksvík in Strandir, the eastern West Fjords, on Saturday.
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The government of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir will formally step down after a state council meeting with President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson at his residence Bessastaðir at 11 am today. At 3 pm, the new government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson will attend a state council meeting and afterwards formally take power.
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Air traffic was grounded at Keflavík International Airport for up to two hours this morning due to a failure in the flight data system. Due to the delay, many passengers missed their connecting flights.
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Prospective Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, chair of the Progressive Party, and prospective Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Bjarni Benediktsson, chair of the Independence Party, presented their government agreement at a press conference in the old district school at Laugarvatn in South Iceland today.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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Interwined at the Einar Jónsson Museum is a group exhibition by the first Master students (Class of 2014) from the Iceland Academy of the Arts. The site-specific 21st century artworks delightfully freshen up the interior in the home and studio of the famous 20th century Icelandic sculptor.
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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