Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. distant view of Surtsey Island There aren’t a ton of forbidden places in the world. The mystery of them can add to their allure, ...

A new study from Iceland’s Surtsey Island shows that birds carried most of the plants that colonised the island, challenging long-held beliefs that seed or fruit shape determines how plants spread ...

All but the most select few are banned from a tiny landform which is one of the newest and best protected islands in the world. Surtsey Island is one of the most difficult places one could hope to ...

(via SciShow) The island of Surtsey off the coast of Iceland popped up basically in a week, and it's been a perfect natural experiment for ecologists. See, a new island means a sterile ecosystem that ...

Surtsey is a new island formed by volcanic eruptions in 1963-67. It has been legally protected from its birth and provides the world with a pristine natural laboratory. Free from human interference, ...