New research suggests Earth may have six continents, not seven, with North America and Europe still connected.

unveiled its accommodations near the Hekla Volcano in the south of the country. The unique stay perfectly blends high-end features with Iceland's famed, rugged natural surroundings. The property ...

In December, ÖÖD Hekla Horizon, a new luxury getaway, unveiled its accommodations near the Hekla Volcano in the south of the country. The unique stay perfectly blends high-end features with Iceland's ...

Sanne Cottaar is Professor of Global Seismology in Earth Sciences. She wants to understand Earth’s inner structure: how it ...

The country's fiery liquid landscape shifts, on a massive scale. By Michael Dumiak Kristín Jóhannsdóttir woke at two in the morning, looked from her window over fields to the east, and saw curtains of ...

The riches thought to lie beneath Greenland's icy terrain have been coveted for more than a century. But how easy are they to ...

like in Hawaii or Iceland. Much of the scientific literature surrounding volcanoes uses seismic data — seismic waves that can map geologic structures — to measure the magma under the surface.

"There were 4,000 people living here," says Michelle Parks, a specialist in volcanic deformation and crisis management at the Icelandic Meteorological Institute (IMO). Some of these people have not ...