Topic: Nordic Countries

Metamorphic minerals Metamorphic minerals are those that form only at the high temperatures and pressures associated with the process of metamorphism. These minerals, known as index minerals, include sillimanite, kyanite, staurolite, andalusite, and some garnet. Other minerals, such as olivines, pyroxenes, amphiboles, ...

Canada's Magma Energy, whose ongoing take-over of an Icelandic geothermal power company has caused uproar in the island nation, countered charges on Tuesday it was planning to take over the country's entire energy sector. "As we see it, the current debate is ...

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Scientists studying rats have found both male and female newborns have an innate sense of direction before they've even begun to move around, and this is likely to be the same for all animals -- including humans. The ...

6/17/2010 Print E-mail Finding common ground with others often leads to a sense of satisfaction, and a new study suggests that the reason why is because the "reward" area of the brain is activated when people agree with our opinions.. A research ...

Iceland's volcanic eruption as well as the towering column of ash spewing out of it have both declined significantly, an Icelandic seismologist said Monday. "Currently the eruption has diminished markedly," Bryndis Brandsdottir of the University of Iceland told AFP, basing her comment ...

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - An Icelandic volcano that has grounded planes across Europe is spitting lava but less ash, officials said Monday, offering travellers hope that skies might clear at a faster rate. Iceland's erupting volcano sent powerful new tremors on Monday, but ...

Up to 800 people were evacuated in Iceland early Wednesday due to a volcano eruption under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in the south of the island, police and geophysicists said. "Between 700 and 800 people were evacuated from their homes," police spokesman Baldur ...

Genes 'not destiny'; 1 hour daily exercise fights effect of 'fatso' gene in teenagersOne hour of moderate to vigorous exercise a day can help teens beat the effects of a common obesity-related gene with the nickname "fatso," according to a new European ...

Rats given nitrate supplements, a common compound in many vegetables, reaped a 20 percent increase in stomach's protective lining, found researchers in the Department of Medical Cell Biology at Uppsala University in Sweden.. "Nitrates in vegetables are converted into nitric oxide in ...

Sitting all day may significantly boost the risk of lifestyle-related disease even if one adds a regular dose of moderate or vigorous exercise, scientists said Tuesday.The health benefits of pulse-quickening physical activity are beyond dispute -- it helps ward off cardiovascular disease, ...