From the city of Reykjavik to the endless variety of landscapes and attractions peppered all over the island country, there ...

Rugged, remote, otherworldly; Iceland fully deserves the name the Land of Fire and Ice. It’s a country where volcanoes ...

Research shows how microbes quickly colonize fresh lava, revealing how life rebuilds itself and offering clues for life on ...

Not even the strongest microbes can survive volcanic eruptions, but they are capable of returning surprisingly quickly, ...

A team from the University of Arizona has discovered that life can begin anew even on fresh lava following volcanic eruptions ...

DNA from Icelandic lava flows reveals how microbes move into a brand-new habitat, offering insights into early life on Earth ...

Iceland Reclaims Its Throne Iceland has reclaimed its position as the safest destination in the world for the first time in ...

Towering over the ragged peaks, rippling glaciers and green valleys of Switzerland's Jungfrau region, the Eiger – along with ...

Far beneath Earth’s surface, two enormous structures lie hidden at the edge of the planet’s molten core. These formations, ...

From floods and forest fires to earthquakes—the frequency and intensity of natural disasters is increasing. This also means ...

A long-lost fragment of Earth's crust has just been uncovered beneath the icy waters near Greenland—rewriting what scientists ...

One of the most important discoveries involved rain. Early on, most microbes on the lava came from dust, soil blown in by the ...