Nature rarely does straight lines. If you look at a forest, a rock, or a coastline, you see all sorts of shapes and chaos.

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 redirected and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Volcanic rock in the lava tubes created a protective environment that helped shield the minerals and organic compounds from weathering, ultimately preserving the minerals as records of past ecosystems ...