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 ...

Archaeologists working in a volcanic field in northern Saudi Arabia have recovered human bones, stone tools, and charcoal from inside a lava tube that served as an underground refuge for thousands of ...

Archaeologists have made a fascinating discovery in the Umm Jirsan lava tube system in northwest Saudi Arabia, unearthing human remains and other relics that reveal the lives of ancient people who ...

In the not-too-distant future, the search for signs of life on Mars and the moon could see the next generation of robots exploring a new frontier: subsurface lava tubes. These missions could also help ...