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 have found evidence of human habitation within lava tubes for the first time, in the deserts of northern Saudi Arabia. Lava tubes are caves that form during a volcanic eruption. The ...
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 ...
Hidden beneath Saudi Arabia’s desert, lava tube caves are revealing traces of human life stretching back thousands of years.