Hawaii's network of lava tubes is a fascinating destination in and of itself. These pyroducts, as they are scientifically named, are formed by rivers of lava that reach temperatures of more than ...

exposing the mouth of a lava tube. A lava delta is created when molten rock reaches a flat area and spreads out in multiple directions like a fan. After this lava delta collapsed, new lava spewed ...

Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes together comprise three sites that make up 18,846 ha. It includes Geomunoreum, regarded as the finest lava tube system of caves anywhere, with its multicoloured ...

The Jeju World Natural Heritage Center said Monday that it confirmed the presence of a hibernating Reddish-black myotis ...

NASA has issued a request for information (RFI) for quantum gravity gradiometer ideas to help find lava tubes within the Moon ...

Examining familiar place names in the chant, compared with the geographic extent of the flow field mapped by Holcomb, ...

Now, researchers from the Japanese space agency JAXA have proposed a possible solution: Using the naturally-occurring hollow lava tubes on the lunar surface as makeshift shelters. After some ...

A man in Hawaii has died after falling down a "lava tube" - a tunnel formed by volcanic eruptions - while trimming trees on his property. Police say the 71-year-old had apparently fallen about ...

Lava tubes of this size are substantially larger than any known terrestrial examples, which have maximum widths of 30 m. The presence of such natural lunar caverns is supported by imagery from JAXA’s ...

Native Hawaiian oral traditions record a rich history of the changing volcanic landscape in Hawaiʻi. Interweaving cultural ...

The Lava River Cave is open seasonally from May to September 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For the first half of May, you can visit from ...

For a unique adventure along the Road to Hana, stop for a self-guided tour of the Hana Lava Tube, which can be found near mile marker 31. It takes no more than 40 minutes to explore about 1/3-mile ...