As parts of the lava tube erode and crack over time, invading tree roots siphon moisture that collects, and forests thrive on the surface above. By contrast, lava caves, widely known as lava tubes ...

The two are linked as some of the best caves are, in fact, a lava tube, which is a natural tunnel formed by flowing lava moving underneath the hardened surface of a lava flow. Tubes act as a ...

The Lanzarote lava tube system is an accessible testing ground for DLR's SCOUT Rover, tailor-made for navigating the complex terrain. Instead of using traditional wheels, the rover deploys novel ...

Passing by a series of subterranean geological features named cave chocolate, cave bacon and cave popcorn, I start to wonder ...

The cave was supposedly formed about 960 years ago from hot lava that cooled to form a top layer, and then once the lava stopped flowing, it created a tube. Don't worry, there are no bats or ...

Lava River Cave is chilly and slippery even in the summer. Recent visitors were awe-struck by the experience of hiking a tube cave. Although some experienced difficulty accessing the roads – in ...

Jen] You guys got your knee pads? (strap zips) - [Narrator] And in this case, that means caves. - We think lava tube caves are on every rocky planet in our solar system. Caves offer protection ...

yet impressive feature on the island is the extensive system of massive lava tubes that can be found just below the surface. These spaces through which hot lava once flowed are now empty caves, some ...

Instead, it hitches rides on bats. First discovered in the Tan Phu cave—part of a lava-tube cave system in Vietnam—these creatures belong to a rare group of cockroaches that have carved a ...

This rugged landscape features cinder cones, spatter cones and lava tube caves formed from volcanic activity in the Great Rift, a series of cracks in the Earth that runs over a stretch of 52 miles. In ...

Some of these include the prehistoric campsites and shelters of Browns Canyon National Monument, the lava tube caves of Lava Beds National Monument, the roughly 25,000 carvings of Petroglyph ...