A volcano has erupted in Iceland for the fourth time since December, sparking evacuations in a nearby town, with local authorities producing a map showing the danger areas. The eruption began at 8:23 ...

The recent seismic activity on Iceland's main island has "completely changed the assumptions" of experts concerning monitoring of the affected area, as officials warn that new hazards could spring up ...

Iceland is on the verge of a significant volcanic eruption in the coming days, which has led to thousands of residents being evacuated from their homes since this weekend as thousands of small ...

People in East Iceland have found something unexpected blocking their view of their nightly weather report: the presenter himself. Residents on one side of the country have found their local region ...

Iceland may be one of the top tourist destinations at the moment, but that doesn’t mean it’s lost the small island feel. Case in point: A letter was mailed to a farm in Hvammsveit, West Iceland, that ...

A new 3D process which involves old aerial photos and modern-day drone photography has shed light on accelerated ice loss from some of Iceland's largest glaciers. Dr Kieran Baxter from the University ...

Above: Ortelius's 1658 map of Iceland showing various mythological sea creatures. Below, a detail of a sea creature labelled H, ‘the greatest of whales’ which could not chase fish but caught them ...