In short, the image was indeed a real photo of lava flowing from Mount Etna. Italian photographer Davide Basile captured it ...

And because lava flows are easily datable ... It’s easy to isolate the effect of, say, a rise in one species population on another. “In a place like Costa Rica,” Hess says, “it’s ...

and intense lighting effects to create a piece that looks like it’s flowing with real molten lava. If you love epic builds that push creativity to the limit, you’re going to want to see this ...

COURTESY U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY The view of the Halemaumau crater from the eastern rim of the caldera showing lava flowing onto the crater floor. 3 /3 COURTESY U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY The view of ...