Nature rarely does straight lines. If you look at a forest, a rock, or a coastline, you see all sorts of shapes and chaos. But visit the coast of Northern Ireland or the high deserts of Oregon, and ...

Venice, Italy (CNN) — Erupting from fiery volcanoes, lava has historically been an uncontrollable force that destroys buildings and neighborhoods in its wake. But what if that force could instead be ...

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 ...

Through the intricate study of lava tubes -- caves formed following volcanic eruptions when lava cools down -- an international team of researchers has uncovered clues about Earth's ancient ...

Archaeologists working in a volcanic field in northern Saudi Arabia have recovered human bones, stone tools, and charcoal ...

Molten lava from a 2017 eruption of Kilauea flows into the ocean off Hawaii. Even once it cools, the lava “deltas” formed by eruptions can be dangerous, Hawaii officials say. Photo by Marc Szeglat via ...