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

Mount Spurr, a volcano 78 miles from Anchorage, is being monitored for signs of a possible eruption. If it blows, Mount Spurr ...

Chinese researchers traced 2023 Icelandic volcanic emissions to Arctic smog, showing 80% of Ny-Ålesund’s sulfur dioxide came ...

The tropics, where biodiversity and interactions among species abound, provide an alternative view of relationships between ...

In 2024, a cutting-edge sensing technology was deployed on a densely populated and volcanically active region in Iceland.

The Reykjanes Peninsula at Iceland's southwestern edge is one of the country's most populated regions, and it is also one of ...

New research suggests melting ice sheets are warming global temperatures which may speed up continental drift, creating ...

At the end of the last Ice Age, around 10,000 years ago, the melting of massive glaciers may have done more than just raise ...

The Blue Lagoon is Iceland's most visited tourist attraction. But did you know it has healing powers and is said to cure psoriasis?

Iceland is known for its natural beauty. Photojournalist Catherine Steward shares some of the sights and sounds of this ...

How to unlock Iceland’s magical landscape - Amid dramatic volcanoes, steaming lava fields and glacial lagoons, a new ...

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