SÓLHEIMAJÖKULL GLACIER, Iceland — To first-time visitors, it is a picturesque sight: a large lagoon dotted with kayakers and framed by lush green hills and an imposing, snake-like glacier. But to ...

Iceland's volcanoes coated in glaciers could start erupting more often in the distant future—thanks to climate change, according to a study published last month. The study, published in Geology, ...

Iceland is the only inhabited island in the world where tectonic plates and ocean ridge are visible on land. This makes Iceland a real hotspot in geological context. It sits atop the Mid-Atlantic ...

This story originally appeared on Undark and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A 30-meter, Komelon-branded measuring tape, a pencil, and a yellow paper form are all Hallsteinn Haraldsson ...

Scientists declared in 2014 the Okjokull ice sheet in west Iceland no longer fulfilled the criteria to be considered a glacier after it progressively melted throughout the 20th century. About 100 ...

Most drumlins — small, rounded hills — were formed under melting Pleistocene ice sheets. But the recent retreat of the Múlajökull glacier in Hofsjökull, Iceland, has uncovered the only known active ...

With 11 percent of the landmass covered in ice, rapidly ebbing glaciers are threatening to reshape Iceland’s landscape, and Haraldsson, 74, is part of a contingent of volunteer glacier monitors who ...

When planning an ice cave tour in Iceland, wearing appropriate gear is essential for safety and comfort. Warm clothing, ...

They are overlooking Breiðdalsvík in southeast Iceland. Photo by G. Lang Farmer By Clint Talbott University of Colorado Boulder geology students spent two weeks this summer studying Iceland, a place ...

We might be able to tell when a volcano is about to erupt with the help of another natural wonder: glaciers. Glaciers that are within 3 miles of a volcano appear to move nearly 50 percent faster than ...