Washington's biggest lava tubes get all the glory, but this tight squeeze near the state's most famous volcanic cave is worth ...

We’ve known for quite some time that molten rock gouged enormous tunnels into the surface of the Earth, the Moon, and Mars. In fact, scientists have proposed that the vast lava tubes under the surface ...

We now know for sure that massive underground tunnels, carved by lava, exist on Venus – and they are surprisingly wide and different from those on any other planet. It is uncontroversial that lava ...

Overview: In its 19th year, the SETI Institute’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) welcomed 12 students for summer 2025 to work alongside scientists on projects ranging from exoplanet ...

The fiery Sicilian volcano is a magnet not only for hikers, but for wine and food lovers. Vineyards thrive on the rich soil, alongside restaurants, bars and farm-stays. Not only are Mount Etna’s ...

Astronauts train to scale a Mars volcano at an analogue site in France. Lava tubes that crisscross the Martian surface might provide sanctuaries for the first human explorers on the Red Planet. (Photo ...

Why it's incredible: The cave was created by lava from Mount Fuji and now holds giant ice pillars. The Narusawa Ice Cave is a lava tube that is brimming with icicles and ice pillars at the base of ...

A repost from 2016, written by Henrik and part of our series on volcanoes of the American west. There is enough there to make any nation proud! This follows on from the post on Mount Shasta and on ...

The Lava River Cave exhaled chilled air. I put on my sweatshirt, despite the hot July day. Though I'd been warned about the sudden drop in temperature to a crisp 42 degrees, it was hard to believe I'd ...

HANA LAVA TUBE. Follow us as we explore the Hana lave tube on Maui. This was one of our pit stops on the road to Hana and it was quite an amazing one! We had a blast exploring what used to be the ...