Lunar like landscapes in Iceland and Canada provide training grounds for astronauts.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I just returned from Iceland, a bucket list trip for me and a Mecca for geologists. Iceland, in the northern Atlantic Ocean between Greenland and Norway just south of the Arctic Circle, is unusual in ...

The region's unique geology makes it a must-visit for anyone interested in Iceland's volcanic activity. Askja is a remote ...

Iceland is the Land of Fire and Ice, and never is this taken so literally. Nowhere else do such utter opposites get squeezed ...

Iceland's volcanic activity is generally tame compared with explosive eruptions along the Pacific's Ring of Fire. This time, it's shaking up a town. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Thousands of earthquakes in recent weeks have shaken the Icelandic fishing town of Grindavík, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) southwest of the capital Reykjavik. They have triggered evacuations and ...