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

Tourists and residents have been evacuated as a volcano erupted in south-west Iceland, threatening a town and popular ...

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 ...

Around 10,000 years ago, as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading ...

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

Learn how a computer simulation demonstrates that tectonic activity may be less slow and steady than previously thought.

“Iceland is no stranger to volcanic activity and experiences an average volcanic event every five years,” Iceland's Civil Protection and Emergency Management shares on its website.

Since Iceland is so dependent on imports for much ... However, there are indicators of increased volcanic activity, which researchers can use to help predict volcanic eruptions.

A volcano south of Reykjavik, Iceland erupted for the eleventh time ... at the active Sundhnúkur crater row was likely as seismic activity increased in recent weeks. Magma was accumulating ...

Iceland, known for its contrasting landscapes of ice and fire, has experienced a resurgence of volcanic activity on the Reykjanes peninsula in recent years. These eruptions, categorised as fissure ...