Earth’s continents may look fixed on a globe, but they’ve been drifting, splitting and reforming over billions of years – and ...

Some people have reported seeing so-called “ witch’s hair ” drifting in the air. These are fine, sharp, glassy needles that are formed in volcanic eruptions when lava droplets rapidly cool and stretch ...

The volcanic fissure that opened up in Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula early on Wednesday has now expanded, and stretches further north than at any time since 2023.Lava was still flowing on Thursday, ...

The volcanic fissure that opened up in Iceland early Wednesday has now expanded, and stretches further north than at any time since 2023.Lava and toxic gas continue to spill from the latest eruption ...

Repeated volcanic eruptions have rocked southwestern Iceland since December 2023, and the island’s inhabitants are getting used to the sight of lava spewing near populated areas. For the wider world, ...