A research team studied unusual rocks in Iceland to better understand the Late Antique Little Ice Age. The team believes that rapid climate cooling contributed to a mass migration of people within ...

Well, the scientists believe the rocks were carried to Iceland via icebergs formed during the glaciation event, and can now help show the chaotic nature of the climate during that period of history.

The investigation began with a geological mystery: the presence of rocks that, by their nature, do not match the types of formations currently present in Iceland. We knew these rocks looked out of ...

The unexpected discovery of Greenland rocks in Iceland hints that a centuries-long cold snap may have helped finish off the Western Roman Empire.

Rocks from Greenland found on Iceland's west coast could link the late Roman Empire's fall to a spell of sudden climate change. But historians say that the real story is likely much more complicated.

Elephant Rock is a real rock formation located in the Westman Islands archipelago, roughly 4.5 miles off Iceland's South Coast. As a result, we've rated this claim true.

Plus, the rocks in Iceland are the same type as those on the moon: basalts, which are formed by cooling magma (from volcanoes on Earth and impacts on the moon), and breccias, ...

A research team studied unusual rocks in Iceland to better understand the Late Antique Little Ice Age. The team believes that rapid climate cooling contributed to a mass migration of people within ...