What do the rumblings of Iceland’s volcanoes have in common with the now peaceful volcanic islands off Scotland’s western coast and the spectacular basalt columns of the Giant’s Causeway in Northern ...

Cambridge scientists discovered that thin, weak zones in Earth’s plates helped spread Iceland’s mantle plume across the North ...

Introduction -- Time on Earth and a brief history of Scotland -- Magma and igneous rocks -- Lava flows and pyroclastic deposits -- Paleocene fissure and shield volcanism in the Hebrides -- Hebridean ...

Triggering earthquakes and spewing magma and hot ash out of the ground, volcanoes are known for producing some of the most catastrophic natural disasters. These mountains are typically formed by plate ...

A new Scotland Attraction Report ranks the country’s top attractions using TripAdvisor reviews to guide visitors.

Time on earth and a brief history of Scotland -- Magmas, igneous rocks and volcanic products -- Lava flows and pyroclastic deposits -- Early Cainozoic volcanism and the birth of the North Atlantic -- ...