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Fears an Icelandic volcano will erupt remain high as magma spreads underground and huge cracks appear in the roads of a town most at risk. Seismic activity in southwestern Iceland decreased in size ...

Molten rock shot as high as 656ft into the air at the eruption’s peak on Monday - ANTON BRINK/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Iceland has warned its erupting volcano poses a ...

A volcano began to erupt in Iceland on Monday, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office. The eruption turned the sky bright orange and prompted the country's civil defense to be on high alert.

Icelandic authorities are rushing to block volcanic lava from reaching a power plant near an erupting volcano. The volcanic eruption in the Icelandic town of Grindavík is ongoing, with lava posing a ...

A volcano in the southwestern region of Iceland erupted on Monday, sending geysers of hot lava as high as 330 feet. The eruption was located near the Svartsengi geothermal power plant near the town of ...

Portulaca sclerocarpa (also known as Ihi makole) is a critically endangered small succulent plant in the purslane family (Portulacaceae). It only occurs on Hawaii Island and on a small islet off the ...

A mysterious lumpy growth in Peru that resembles a pile of rocks — only lime green — may count among the world’s oldest plants, according to the U.S Geological Survey. It’s called the yareta and a ...

A spokesperson for HS Orka, operator of the power plant, said it supplies power to the entire country, although a disruption would not affect power supply to Reykjavik. Huge cracks appear on roads in ...

A mysterious lumpy growth in Peru known as the yareta may count among the world’s oldest plants, according to the U.S Geological Survey. USGS photo by C. Harpel A mysterious lumpy growth in Peru that ...