Hidden lava tunnels on the Moon and Mars could one day shelter human explorers, offering natural protection from radiation and space debris. A European research team has unveiled a bold new mission ...

FLAGSTAFF, AZ (AZFamily) — Since 1999 a giant pinecone has dropped from the top of the Weatherford Hotel in Flagstaff. Thousands of people gathered in downtown Flagstaff Wednesday for the annual New ...

Flagstaff's minimum wage will rise to $18.35 per hour starting Jan. 1, which is roughly $3 higher than the Arizona state minimum. The city is eliminating the "tip credit," meaning tipped workers must ...

We’ve known for quite some time that molten rock gouged enormous tunnels into the surface of the Earth, the Moon, and Mars. In fact, scientists have proposed that the vast lava tubes under the surface ...

The takeaway: Little is understood about the geology of Venus, and recent findings suggest that the planet's subsurface processes may not follow the same patterns observed elsewhere. Future missions ...

We now know for sure that massive underground tunnels, carved by lava, exist on Venus – and they are surprisingly wide and different from those on any other planet. It is uncontroversial that lava ...

Astronauts train to scale a Mars volcano at an analogue site in France. Lava tubes that crisscross the Martian surface might provide sanctuaries for the first human explorers on the Red Planet. (Photo ...

The Narusawa Ice Cave is a natural lava tunnel that formed during a violent eruption of Mount Fuji in A.D. 864. Every winter, the cave grows giant ice pillars due to its freezing temperatures. When ...

Authorities are worked Wednesday evening to recover a body found at Lava Island Falls on the Deschutes River southwest of Bend, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said. The search area is ...

Crews from the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue and Bend Fire & Rescue on Wednesday recovered a body found in the Deschutes River at Lava Island Falls, southwest of Bend. Around ...

In this edition of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness talks to outdoors intern Rose Shimberg about two of Oregon's subterranean destinations. Urness and Shimberg talk first about the Lava ...

To explore volcanic tunnels on the Moon or Mars, send a team of specialized robots. Researchers have demonstrated this approach in tests on Lanzarote, an island in Spain, with one rover helping ...