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 ...

Sometimes, a hole in the ground is just a hole. Other times, it’s a portal to an underground cave spanning miles in width and length. You don’t really know what’s inside unless you dive into the void.

This lava tube is reportedly the third-longest in all of North America, trailing Hawaii’s 40-mile Kazumura Cave and the less-publicized 9-mile Deadhorse Cave system near Washington’s Mount Adams.

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Thurston Lava Tube has finally reopened! The popular attraction on the Big Island was damaged when the Kilauea eruption in May 2018 triggered a 6.9-magnitude ...

Nahuku Thurston Lava Tube in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is one of the most amazing natural wonders you can visit and explore on the Big Island of Hawaii. The short walk provides an amazing ...

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park has completed repairs to the Thurston Lava Tube on Hawaii island and will reopen today. Specialists install crack monitors on a portion of the tubes. Parking stalls ...

After more than a year of closure, the Thurston Lava Tube in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is once again open for visitors today. The road to reopening the tube has been a long one. Jon Christensen, ...

A Canary Islands volcano pushed rivers of molten lava through the earth. Now scientists and explorers trek through the cooling underground, looking for insights into life on this planet—and perhaps on ...

Almost two years after earthquakes and volcanic eruptions forced the closure of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Hawaii Island, one of its most unusual attractions has reopened. Nahuku-Thurston Lava ...

A four-year, $1.29-million grant from the National Science Foundation has been awarded to University of Hawai'i at Mānoa researchers from the School of Life Sciences to study subterranean biodiversity ...

A NASA robotics team drives a test rover into Valentine Cave at California’s Lava Beds National Monument. The expedition was aimed at testing technologies for exploring lava tubes on the moon and Mars ...