A rare polar bear that was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after being considered a threat, authorities said Friday. The bear was killed Thursday ...

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Icelandic authorities searched Monday for two tourists missing since an ice cave partially collapsed the previous afternoon, killing one person and injuring another. The search, which was ...

Nature put on quite the show in Iceland this week. A time-lapse video captured the northern lights above orange clouds of smoke billowing from an erupting volcano in the southwest part of the ...

While picking up pizza and cat food, I found myself caught up in watching the gulls hanging around the parking lot of what ...

The total length of the fissure was about 3.9 km (2.42 miles) and had extended by 1.5 km in about 40 minutes, the Icelandic Met Office, which is tasked with monitoring volcanoes, said in a statement.

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Iceland is home to 33 active volcano systems, the highest number in Europe. It straddles the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a crack in the ocean floor separating the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates.

Cloudy with a high of 48 °F (8.9 °C) and a 47% chance of precipitation. Winds from W to NW at 12 to 14 mph (19.3 to 22.5 kph). Night - Mostly clear. Winds from NNE to NE at 12 to 15 mph (19.3 to ...

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