If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.

Scientists have uncovered a new volcanic vent beneath Vatnajökull, Europe's largest glacier. The discovery, made in late 2025 amid ongoing seismic monitoring, reveals previously unknown geothermal ...

There aren't many places on the planet where you can see both active volcanoes and massive glaciers. This Icelandic national ...

A police officer stands by the crack in a road in the fishing town of Grindavik, which was evacuated due to volcanic activity, in Iceland, November 15, 2023. automation There remains a "significant ...

A volcanic eruption in Iceland forced tourists to evacuate the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa on Wednesday as images captured lava flowing through a fissure in the Earth’s surface. The eruption began ...

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Vignir Kristinsson smiles as two women, the only customers all morning, enter his gift shop filled with handmade things of oak. After perusing decorations ranging from ...

Scientists are flocking to Iceland to investigate an increasingly crucial question: Will melting glaciers accelerate and intensify earthquakes and volcanic eruptions? William Brangham reports. In ...

Scientists studying volcanic eruptions in Iceland say microbes begin colonizing new lava flows faster and more predictably than once thought.

Cambridge scientists discovered that thin, weak zones in Earth’s plates helped spread Iceland’s mantle plume across the North Atlantic, explaining why volcanic activity once spanned thousands of ...