A 2023 volcanic eruption forced 3,700 residents to flee Grindavík. Now, visitors can join guided tours of the ghost town to witness nature's power first hand.

Scientists were able to use the data from a fiber optic cable and a sensitive measuring device to “image” the Mendocino ...

Where Continents Pull Apart Iceland's unique position sits directly atop the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, where the Eurasian and North ...

No one understood the brutality and wonder of Iceland better than its original 9th-to-10th-century Norwegian settlers. They set sail into the open ocean, landed on an island riven by impassable ...

Nine volcanic eruptions since December 2023 have shaken the Icelandic town of Grindavik and forced residents to repeatedly ...

How to predict when Ruapehu might next erupt is an important, but difficult, question. A group of researchers thought: why ...

Nearly 600 years ago, a massive volcanic eruption sent clouds of sulfurous gas and ash high into the atmosphere. The blast ...

Buried deep in Greenland's ice sheet lies a puzzling chemical signature that has sparked intense scientific debate.

The pressing question is no longer if a major earthquake will strike in Eastern Visayas, but when. With tectonic pressure building beneath the region, the call for readiness grows louder. LEYTE, ...

Travel | Updated: October 10, 2025 | Originally Published: January 26, 2024 These selections from the Smithsonian magazine photo contest will transport you to the small Scandinavian island A church ...

A series of large earthquakes struck northwestern Venezuela on Wednesday and Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The USGS had a yellow warning for potential fatalities and economic ...

Icelandic low-cost carrier Fly Play hf. ceased operations Monday because of poor ticket sales and a failed turnaround plan, stranding thousands of passengers and putting hundreds of people out of work ...