The international journal Earth-Science Reviews published a paper offering an overview of the lava tubes (pyroducts) on Earth, eventually providing an estimate of the (greater) size of their lunar and ...

There is something quietly disorienting about standing in the middle of a high desert and realizing the ground beneath your ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — In 2017, Purdue University researchers helped discover a lava tube on the moon that could protect astronauts from hazardous conditions on the surface. Now, 3D image ...

Caves were some of humanity's first shelters. Who knows what our distant ancestors were thinking as they sought refuge there, huddling and cooking meat over a fire, maybe drawing animals on the walls.

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If you look from above, you can see thousands of stone structures dotting the landscape of the Arabian peninsula. On the ground, you can find a bounty of stone tools and ancient fireplaces scattered ...

What does an ancient lava tube in the Canary Islands have in common with space exploration? For our robotics teams, it turns out, quite a lot. A small group of our researchers traveled to Lanzarote, ...

People who lived in the Arabian Peninsula thousands of years ago went underground when they wanted to beat the heat. Possibly stopping there as they traveled between oases and pastures, they ducked ...

Bend, Oregon, is not only a haven for outdoor enthusiasts but also a gateway to a fascinating underground world. Hidden beneath its stunning landscapes lie lava tubes waiting to be explored. These ...

A group of researchers from the University of Trento discovered what seems to be an important part of Venus' volcanic history. It was confirmed that an underground lava tube has existed beneath the ...

Three needs are famously fundamental to survival: food, water, and shelter. According to new research, ancient humans had at least two of those three needs met by a nearly mile-long lava tube about 77 ...