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

Our planet is dotted with unbelievable natural wonders that have left scientists wondering and travellers stunned for ...

MORE TIME TO TRAVEL A voyage on Viking Neptune from New York to Greenland and Iceland offered the best of two worlds: the pleasures of an ocean cruise with an expedition component. MORE TIME TO TRAVEL ...

Scientists learn to better understand the movement of Greenland, as it was slowly pushed over the hotspot that is now located ...

At home, hiker Jen Murphy is usually the one pushing the pace. But these treks in Europe taught her to slow down and embrace ...

Others are found in Iceland, Mexico, Scotland, Japan, Russia, Namibia, Israel, and Australia. But I’m here to tell you that you don’t have to travel nationwide to see some spectacular basalt columns. ...

Sara Pearson in Iceland at the famous columnar basalt in Vik Sara Pearson, an alumna of the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, was appointed as director of MGS in July. As director, ...

Bizarre Rocks in Iceland May Oddly Help Explain the Fall of Rome. The rocks are tied to the onset of a devastating mini Ice Age in the 6th century CE.

Well, the scientists believe the rocks were carried to Iceland via icebergs formed during the glaciation event, and can now help show the chaotic nature of the climate during that period of history.

The temporal diversity of the analyzed fragments spanned nearly three billion years, or two-thirds of the planet’s history. This remarkable antiquity made it possible to link the rocks to different ...

A video of a California woman exploring a place where you can physically walk between two shifting tectonic plates has captivated viewers on TikTok.. The clip of the rare geological wonder, which ...

Hjartarson, á. (2003) The Skagafjoreur Unconformity, North Iceland, and Its Geological History. Geological Museum, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, PhD Thesis, 248 p. has been cited by the ...