Learn about the escalating threat of volcanoes in Iceland and how a new warning system is helping to inform the public when ...

New research suggests melting ice sheets are warming global temperatures which may speed up continental drift, creating ...

At the end of the last Ice Age, around 10,000 years ago, the melting of massive glaciers may have done more than just raise ...

Learn how a computer simulation demonstrates that tectonic activity may be less slow and steady than previously thought.

Around 10,000 years ago, as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading ...

Around 10,000 years ago as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading in ...

Silfra Fissure in Iceland, located in Þingvellir National Park, offers a unique opportunity to swim or snorkel between the ...

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Deep beneath the surface of our planet, from the Himalayas to East Africa and from the Atlantic seafloor to the Indian Ocean, ...

We've all heard of the sunken city of Atlantis, but are you aware of the 'Lost City'? This particular underwater landscape is ...

In one portion, users can walk along the top deck of the Titanic (Picture: Eclipso) At the bottom of the mid-Atlantic ocean, a dusty leather suitcase sits on the sand as fish slowly swim by.