Iceland, Hawaii and Italy have all tried to control lava to save cities in the past. A volcanologist explains the methods.

Iceland is known as ‘the land of fire and ice’ for a reason.

Iceland’s volcanic activity is generally tame compared with explosive eruptions along the Pacific’s Ring of Fire. This time, it’s shaking up a town.

Evidence suggests magma is close to the surface in south-west Iceland, prompting evacuations.

When it comes to cleaning up land contaminated by toxic waste, we can follow nature’s example before humans populated the earth.

The Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland reveals a process far more dynamic than anyone had assumed in two centuries of research.

The Soviet Union was a latecomer to industrial whaling, but it slaughtered whales by the thousands once it started and radically under-reported its take to international monitors.

Iceland's Fagradalsfjall volcano began erupting August 3. An expert explains what makes the country a "double whammy" for volcanic activity.

The Arctic Council was the world’s primary forum for cooperation among the eight Arctic nations and a channel for diplomacy – until Russia launched a war.