In a groundbreaking discovery in the arid deserts of northern Saudi Arabia, archaeologists have unearthed evidence that human beings once lived within cave-like lava tubes, marking the first instance ...

Steve and team find evidence of ancient life inside the lava tube. As Steve and his team of experts explore the lava tube, they stumble upon some ancient artifacts that suggest that both humans and ...

Sometimes, a hole in the ground is just a hole. Other times, it’s a portal to an underground cave spanning miles in width and length. You don’t really know what’s inside unless you dive into the void.

Chinese researchers are investigating the feasibility of having astronauts construct a base inside lava tubes under the lunar surface, an exciting prospect that could one day allow astronauts to ...

A popular hiking trail in western New Mexico that features ancient lava flows and bat-filled caves will be closed through most of 2026 during a trail improvement project, the National Park Service ...

Sometimes, all you need for a new discovery is some creative math. That was the case for a new paper by Edward Williams and Laurent Montési of the University of Maryland's Department of Geology. They ...

What Iceland’s volcanoes are revealing about early life on our planet Speleologists in metallurgical “cooling suits” emerge from the extreme heat of a lava tube formed by the eruption in 2021 of Mount ...

Another world greets you just a short 30-minute drive from the Icelandic capital Reykjavik. Raufarhólshellir Lava Tunnel is a terrific example of a lava cave created following a volcanic eruption ...

Imagine a habitable colony on Mars or the Moon and the kinds of structures that come to mind are probably gleaming domes or shiny metallic tubes snaking over the surface. But with no Earth-like ...

Archaeologists have found evidence of human habitation within lava tubes for the first time, in the deserts of northern Saudi Arabia. Lava tubes are caves that form during a volcanic eruption. The ...

When it came to finding shelter, our early ancestors simply had to make do. Case in point? In the deserts of Saudi Arabia, some of them apparently sought refuge from the oppressive heat by living in ...