A new MIT study shows how basalt rocks convert injected CO2 into solid minerals, using X-ray imaging to track changes in pores and fractures.

Negotiations began in 2010 were suspended three years later following parliamentary elections. The country remains divided on the issue.

On 12 August 2026, a total solar eclipse will be visible from Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain, making it the first to pass over mainland Europe since 1999. Our stories cover all you need to know ...

Discover some of the most unforgettable experiences in the land of fire and ice, from bathing in the healing waters of the Blue Lagoon to exploring the inside of a dormant volcano.

Year-round Icelanders “go for a swim” in their hot springs and geothermal pools. This longstanding tradition is not about doing laps, but more so a warm soak and a daily chat. Here are the top ...

Iceland is the land of ice and fire. An island of volcanoes draped with glaciers, where smoldering lava meets gleaming ice.

Images of Mars swirling in rust-colored clouds fill the lobby screens of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre in Dubai. School groups cringe as they shuffle ...

NASA’s Artemis II mission will orbit the Moon, observing regions never seen by Apollo astronauts, providing data to inform future lunar landings and study the Moon’s composition.

The loneliest house in the world stands on Ellidaey, the northernmost island in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, which is located about five miles south of Iceland’s mainland. At 110 acres, the tiny ...

Researchers participating in the VERITAS (Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography, and Spectroscopy) mission field campaign to Iceland examine part of the Fagradalsfjall lava field, one ...

Scientists trekked across Icelandic lava flows that served as stand-ins for Venus’s volcanic landscapes, testing tools and methods the upcoming VERITAS mission will use when it reaches the planet.

Not even the strongest microbes can survive volcanic eruptions, but they are capable of returning surprisingly quickly, according to a new study. Reading time 3 minutes Microbes have a penchant to ...