Iceland's interesting topography can be seen beautifully on this map made up of elevation contours. The country's name brings bright white ice and cold blues to mind, but I think the brilliant ...

Gene hunters and others who carry out linkage or association studies now have a powerful new tool in the form of a human genetic map with about five times the resolution of previous maps. Because ...

Iceland is a peculiar—but magical—place.In a country where many citizens believe in elves, you don’t need certain things. Like street addresses, apparently.To get a postcard delivered to a ...

The eruption came after a series of earthquakes near the town of Grindavik in southwest Iceland# on Sunday morning.

The SETI Institute and Astrobotic Technology, Inc. are announcing the successful mapping in 3D of the interior of an ice-rich lava tube in Iceland using a LiDAR-equipped drone. The team […] ...

Ash from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland continues to ground flights across Europe. Indeed, I’m hosting a friend from Britain who can’t get home due to the volcanic ash crisis. This is ...

Iceland is on the verge of a significant volcanic eruption in the coming days, which has led to thousands of residents being evacuated.