A volcano in southwest Iceland has finally erupted, spewing rivers of lava from at least a four-km-long fissure, weeks after scores of earthquakes jolted the Reykjanes peninsula. The eruption late on ...

Iceland remains on high alert as meteorological experts warn that a volcanic eruption is likely in the coming days. Grindavik, a small fishing town in the southwest of the country, has been the center ...

After months of uncertainty, a sudden volcanic eruption overnight in Iceland saw jets of lava shoot into the air as a massive fissure opened in the earth. The authorities have swung into action, with ...

Iceland is on the verge of a significant volcanic eruption in the coming days, which has led to thousands of residents being evacuated from their homes since this weekend as thousands of small ...

A volcano in southwest Iceland has erupted for the fifth time in six months, shooting fountains of lava 150 feet into the air in what officials say is its most powerful activity to date. The eruption ...

Iceland residents anxiously wait in anticipation of a volcanic eruption after officials recorded more than an estimated 1,700 tremors within the past 24 hours. The Icelandic Met Office (IMO) said on ...

Above: Ortelius's 1658 map of Iceland showing various mythological sea creatures. Below, a detail of a sea creature labelled H, ‘the greatest of whales’ which could not chase fish but caught them ...

In between the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, right where the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates pull apart, sits Iceland. This Nordic country of only a little over 400,000 people holds an ...