Researchers from Queen’s University analyzed unusual rocks from Greenland that had drifted to the west coast of Iceland as a ...

Iceland is situated on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and a geologic hotspot, and is home to over thirty volcanoes. Before 2021, the ...

Iceland, the land of ice and fire, is for geologists what the tropics are for ecologists: an opportunity for an unparalleled ...

When it comes to the fall of the Roman Empire, this climate shift may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back.” ...

The investigation began with a geological mystery: the presence of rocks that, by their nature, do not match the types of formations currently present in Iceland. We knew these rocks looked out of ...

A trio of researchers has found evidence of the impact of the Late Antique Little Ice Age on Iceland almost 1,500 years ago.

The lagoon draws hundreds of thousands of tourists annually, including large school groups from across the world who come to study Iceland's dynamic geology. "The fissure is now about 500 meters ...

The earthquake swarm began at 6:30 a.m. local time on the Sundhnúks Crater Row, Iceland's Meteorological Office said.

A volcano erupted to the south of Iceland's capital on Tuesday, spewing lava and smoke in a fiery display of orange and red ...

the nation has now seen 11 eruptions south of the capital since 2021 when dormant geological systems reactivated after about 800 years. Iceland sits above a volcanic hotspot in the North Atlantic.

It was the 11th eruption to shake the country’s Reykjanes Peninsula since 2021 as Iceland faces a period of intense geological activity. Aerial video released by the authorities showed lava ...