This Tuesday, 1st April, in the south-west of Iceland, the volcano Sundhnúkagígar erupted, resulting in a massive fissure in the ground. This fissure extends for 1.2km long, near the famous Blue ...

Volcanoes. A short video for 11-14 year old pupils, exploring tectonic activity and volcanoes and featuring case studies from ...

Iceland plays a crucial role in this ... that continents are defined by cultural and geographical boundaries, not just by tectonic plates. To strengthen their argument, the researchers plan ...

The study also provides a new approach to solving one of the biggest enduring scientific mysteries: when did plate tectonics begin?

are where tectonic plates pull apart due to convection ... e.g. Surtsey and the Westman Islands near Iceland. At a destructive boundary the plates are moving towards each other.