The Latest Breaking News from Iceland

A volcanic eruption started Monday night on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, turning the sky orange and prompting the civil defense to be put on high alert

The volcano on Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland began erupting on Monday (Dec. 18).

This majestic tale about a Danish priest’s mission to build a parish on the Icelandic coast is a powerful reminder of man’s relationship with nature

This majestic tale about a Danish priest’s mission to build a parish on the Icelandic coast is a powerful reminder of man’s relationship with nature

Residents ordered to leave home for three weeks as lava flows towards town

A new study finds that students around the world suffered historic setbacks in reading during the pandemic and even deeper losses in math, with test score decreases so wide that the United States climbed in global rankings simply by falling behind less sharply

The Blue Lagoon attraction extended its closure to 9 December for safety concerns

The most affected region remains the town of Grindavik, whose residents are waiting for things to get back to normal.

A revolutionary shift in genomics tech has enabled population-scale sequencing, leading to unprecedented insights into humans’ genetic diversity. UK's 100K Genome project, deCODE's Icelandic effort, Diversity Human Genome Initiative, AllofUS, 1+ Million Genomes, 3M African Genomes, Emirati genome programme, GenomeAsia, IndiGen, and GenomeIndia - all aim to sequence lakhs of…