Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. distant view of Surtsey Island There aren’t a ton of forbidden places in the world. The mystery of them can add to their allure, ...

A new study from Iceland’s Surtsey Island shows that birds carried most of the plants that colonised the island, challenging long-held beliefs that seed or fruit shape determines how plants spread ...

In 1963, fishermen off the southern coast of Iceland saw something unusual. The sea was bubbling and smoking. Within days, dark rock began rising above the surface. A volcanic eruption had started ...

Volcanologists and nature lovers can now discover Surtsey, Iceland’s youngest volcanic island and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, through a new interpretive centre, which opened in the Westman Islands ...

An unexpected submarine eruption south of Iceland created an island, Surtsey, and changed our perception of the Earth. The Black Island is the epic Saga of Surtsey. The film depicts the evolution of ...