The Perfect Storm of Tectonic Forces Iceland is the only inhabited island in the world where tectonic plates and ocean ridge ...

Over the past decade, tourism to Iceland has reached meteoric heights, making it one of the fastest-growing destinations in the world. The number of foreign visitors to the Nordic nation topped 2 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Mosquitoes have reached Iceland, a place once thought too harsh for them to survive. Climate change may play a role in this shift.

There aren’t a ton of forbidden places in the world. The mystery of them can add to their allure, but travelers should still respect the reasons that they are forbidden. One of the places that is ...

If you've ever looked at photos of emerald cliffs, puffins, and turf-roofed cottages and thought, "Where is that?", there's a ...

With its complete lack of permanent glaciers, unpronounceable volcanoes and “Game of Thrones” filming locations, Rhode Island is hard to mistake for Iceland. Which is why it was a surprise to see a ...

Grimsey is Iceland's northernmost settlement and has 61 residents ByNews from Elsewhere... ...as found by BBC Monitoring The small Icelandic island of Grimsey is ...