A volcano in southwestern Iceland was erupting for a third day on Wednesday following heightened seismic activity in the area ...

Lava from a volcanic eruption in Iceland continued to flow toward the town of Grindavik, but defenses held the molten rock ...

Helgi Hjorleifsson, a firefighter, is a leader in a national experiment to steer rivers of lava away from important sites. Some called it crazy, but it worked. By Amelia Nierenberg and Egill Bjarnason ...

GRINDAVIK, Iceland — As a swarm of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions began to rip through southwestern Iceland in late 2023, a firefighter named Helgi Hjorleifsson jumped into action. Lava was ...

Can a company trademark the name of a country? In the case of Iceland, the British grocery store, the answer is no. By Jenny Gross Reporting from London Iceland, the Nordic nation, has prevailed over ...

The striking waters of the Blue Lagoon — like electric-blue milk, billowing with steam and lapping against burnt-black volcanic rock — are among Iceland’s most iconic sights. The spa sits on a lava ...

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Vignir Kristinsson smiles as two women, the only customers all morning, enter his gift shop filled with handmade things of oak. After perusing decorations ranging from ...

France’s perfect start to World Cup qualifying means they should have few issues booking their place at next summer’s tournament in North America. The 2018 world champions and 2022 finalists ...

Scientists are flocking to Iceland to investigate an increasingly crucial question: Will melting glaciers accelerate and intensify earthquakes and volcanic eruptions? William Brangham reports. In ...

“To witness these powerful forces, the roar of Earth, is mind blowing,” says Ingimundur Stefansson, an Icelandic tour guide. “Man is a small potato in such a world.” In part because of our fascination ...