The Perfect Storm of Tectonic Forces Iceland is the only inhabited island in the world where tectonic plates and ocean ridge ...

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 ...

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 ...

Geology in the field helps students think critically and rely on empirical evidence as they strive to describe what they see. At CU, each undergraduate major has to take three different field “modules ...

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 ...

The unusual chemistry of the lava burbling to the island’s surface has raised many questions about what's churning deep below. Lava bursts through the surface on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula, ...

A volcano began erupting in southwest Iceland on Tuesday, just hours after authorities evacuated a nearby community and the Blue Lagoon spa, one of Iceland's biggest tourist attractions. Flames and ...

A week ago, I scrambled to keep up with the rapidly changing situation in Iceland. Every time I looked at the Icelandic Meteorological Agency’s (Iceland Met) website, a new piece of data suggested an ...