REYKJAVIK, Iceland -- Suddenly, it seemed, everyone was talking about Iceland. In 2010, the volcano with the tongue-twister name (Eyjafjallajokull, one of some 130 volcanoes on the island, both active ...

Christina Koch and her Artemis II crewmates have been training since 2023 for the mission that will return humans to lunar orbit for the first time in more than 50 years. Among the most distinctive ...

Iceland’s remote location and harsh climate aren’t exactly welcoming. But its striking scenery, draped with glaciers and punctuated by craggy peaks and steamy geysers — coupled with Icelandair’s fare ...

Silfra, located in Þingvellir National Park, Iceland, is the site where the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates are separating. This unique crack in the earth provides the opportunity to ...

Iceland is the only inhabited island in the world where tectonic plates and ocean ridge are visible on land. This makes Iceland a real hotspot in geological context. It sits atop the Mid-Atlantic ...

Unlike other books about Iceland's geology, which are typically organized by category or region, Reynolds' book describes the geological features one sees while traveling along all of Iceland's major ...

Geologists drilling an exploratory geothermal well in 2009 in the Krafla volcano, Iceland, encountered a problem they were unprepared for: magma which flowed into the well at 2.1 kilometers depth, ...

University of Colorado Boulder geology students spent two weeks this summer studying Iceland, a place of fire and ice, in an innovative field course that helped them hone their critical-thinking ...

A volcano is erupting on Iceland, and Doug arrives just as fountains of lava bring up from the depths rare materials as old as the Earth itself. Iceland is defined by its geology, and Doug explores ...

The geothermal field at Krafla, Iceland, where a borehole being drilled for a geothermal energy research project hit molten rock at 6,900 feet. Scientists drilling a borehole deep into Iceland’s rocky ...

Iceland’s volcanoes are a big draw for thrill-seeking travelers—one company even offers tours inside the dormant Thrihnukagigur volcano. But those who prefer to experience volcanoes from a safer ...

Visiting Iceland had always been a dream of ours, and last summer, we made it a reality. Travel to Iceland has become convenient and affordable, thanks to low-cost airfares. It has become a popular ...