Like other beaches in the country, it’s a vast stretch of black sand, which owes its color to volcanic eruptions – grains are ...

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A sci-fi future where molten lava is harvested to create low carbon building materials is the inspiration for Iceland’s ...

NASA's Artemis II crew underwent geology field training in Iceland, a location known for its lunar-like landscape, to prepare ...

Vik, a small town on Iceland's southern coast, is renowned for its unique black sand beaches and stunning geothermal ...

In Iceland, basalt lavas form from volcanoes and deep fissures. On the moon, basalts can form from both volcanoes and lava pooling in impact basins. Breccias are angular fragments of rock that are ...

We've dug up the most interesting underground attractions across the globe, from wartime tunnels and salt mines to rock-hewn ...

Iceland welcomed more than 2.2 million tourists ... They called in Reykjavík’s Basalt Architects and Design Group Italia to realise their vision of a Breeam-standard sustainable resort using ...

In 1772, a year after Joseph Banks returned home from his first round-the-world voyage - accompanying Captain Cook on HMS ...

From sprawling caves to castles shrouded in myth, we've rounded up 34 enchanting spots that even mere mortals can visit.

In Hafnarsandur, a 6,000-hectare (14,800-acre) area of basalt and black sand in Iceland’s southwest, authorities have tasked ...

valleys and basalt mountains. Like Pakistan, the country can somewhat be overlooked by its icy neighbours like Canada and Iceland, but the country, which only attracted over 141,387 tourists in ...