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Iceland is at an amazingly active volcanic location, yielding extreme geological phenomenons. Iceland is therefore a giant laboratory for geologists. It's also an awesome place for visitors, especially hikers. This article introduces some of Iceland's wonders.

An underwater volcano has erupted near the Canary Islands, off the coast of Morocco. The volcano is spewing toxic gases, and one National Geographic researcher has fallen ill...

Cool stuff | Grimsvötn | Within hours of posting about the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Grimsvötn, I found out that helicopter footage of the plume (with tons of lightning) ha

I love all these fantastic pictures of volcanoes we’re getting from space, but I think I have a new favorite: the Onekotan Island caldera, covered in snow, as seen by the astronauts on the International Space Station.

The country's most active volcano today killed 77 people and forced thousands to flee.

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The Icelandic volcano that paralysed Europe's skies may be quietening down, but its big brother could soon come to life, experts warned today.

Sean Stiegemer was so disappointed to see mediocre pictures of the volcano in Iceland that he decides to go there and do better.

Though the eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano caused major air travel problems across Europe, it ranked relatively low on the Volcanic Explosivity Index. Here's a look at biggest volcanic eruptions from across the globe over the past 200 years.

Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull wreaked havoc on European air travel, but it could have been worse. Much, much, much worse!