A project by Icelandic firm s.ap arkitektar envisions the year 2150, when buildings and cities made from lava could be a ...

Tsunami earthquakes are characterized by the generation of disproportionately large tsunamis relative to the observed ground shaking, complicating timely evacuation efforts. Understanding their ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

More than 800 tremors have shaken the southwestern Tokara Islands over the past 11 days, including a 5.6-magnitude quake on Wednesday.

Soar above the dramatic landscapes of the Reykjanes Peninsula with this breathtaking drone footage. Watch as molten lava ...

Scientists have traced a 60-million-year volcanic trail from Iceland to Ireland to a deep mantle plume that shaped the North ...

The driving force behind this volcanic activity is believed to be the “Iceland Plume”—a deep, hot column of molten rock that ...

Iceland is one of the most active volcanic regions in the world, but its seismic nature is part of a much broader geological ...

Elongated chambers seem to produce less ground disturbance or deformation. If the rock is warm, it’s less likely to crumble in ways that produce earthquakes. Stealthy eruptions only occur when the ...

Some volcanoes don’t give much — or any — warning before they go off. Veniaminof, Alaska, is one of them: it is a ‘stealthy’ volcano, which doesn’t show the traditional warning signs of an impending ...