Inaki Relanzon / Lava field and hot springs in Landmannalaugar highlands, central Iceland

Kerstin Hinze / Lava Cactus (Brachycereus nesioticus), growing in lava field, coast of Fernandina, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Jabruson / Wasolda field of lava encased trees from Nyiragongo volcanic eruption, Virunga NP, Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire)

Jabruson / Wasolda field of lava encased trees from Nyiragongo volcanic eruption, Virunga NP, Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire)

Jabruson / Wasolda field of lava encased trees from Nyiragongo volcanic eruption, Virunga NP, Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire)

Michael Hutchinson / Pahoehoe lava field, El Teide volcano, El Teide National Park, Tenerife

Tui De Roy / Feral Dog (Canis familiaris) standing on lava field, wild population established over a century ago, Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Feral Dog (Canis familiaris) walking over lava field, wild population established over a century ago, Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Jeff Foott / Limber Pine (Pinus flexilis) tree with moss, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Jeff Foott / Lava field, Blue Dragon Flow, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Jeff Foott / Scabland Penstemon (Penstemon deustus) flowering in lava field, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Jeff Foott / Dwarf Purple Monkeyflower (Mimulus nanus) flowering in lava field in spring, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Jeff Foott / Mountain Hollyfern (Polystichum scopulinum) in lava field, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Jeff Foott / Dwarf Purple Monkeyflower (Mimulus nanus) flowering in lava field in spring, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Jeff Foott / Desert Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja chromosa) and Yellow Desert Parsley (Pteryxia terebinthina) flowering in lava field, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Jeff Foott / Lava field, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Jeff Foott / Coniferous trees in lava field, Lost River Range, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Jeff Foott / Coniferous trees in lava field, Lost River Range, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Jeff Foott / Lava field, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Jeff Foott / Limber Pine (Pinus flexilis) dead tree in lava field, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Jeff Foott / Lava formation, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Jeff Foott / Lava field, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Jeff Foott / Silverleaf Phacelia (Phacelia hastata) in lava field, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Jeff Foott / Lava field, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Jeff Foott / Sticky Cinquefoil (Potentilla glandulosa) in lava field, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Jeff Foott / Lava field with pioneer grasses, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Jeff Foott / Lava field with pioneer grasses, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Jeff Foott / Lava formation, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Jeff Foott / Onion (Allium sp) flowering in lava field, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Jeff Foott / Bitterbrush (Purshia sp) in lava field at sunset, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Jeff Foott / Limber Pine (Pinus flexilis) in lava field, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Lava beds overgrown with mosses and lichens, Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada

Michael Durham / Cinder rocks and old lava flow, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Michael Durham / Ancient volcanic flows, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Cyril Ruoso / Lava field and sand storm around the Askja caldera, Askja, central Iceland

Cyril Ruoso / Steaming lava field still hot after the last eruption in 1984, Iceland

Denis-Huot / Road through forest on lava field from volcanic eruption, with one side of the forest dead, Chulyu Hills, Tsavo West National Park, Kenya.

Denis-Huot / Burnt forest on lava field, Chulyu Hills, Tsavo West National Park, Kenya.

Ingo Arndt / Racomitrium Moss (Racomitrium lanuginosum) on lava field, Iceland

Ingo Arndt / Racomitrium Moss (Racomitrium lanuginosum) on lava field, Iceland

David Fleetham / Feral goats (Capra hircus) standing on boulders in lava field, Haleakala, Maui, Hawaii, USA.

Will Watson / View of Saefellsjokull, a 700,000 year old stratovolcano and an old lava field with moss heath, Saefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland. September, 2023.

Denis-Huot / Aerial view of lava field from old volcanic eruption. Tsavo East National Park, Kenya.

Denis-Huot / Aerial view of lava field from old volcanic eruption. Tsavo East National Park, Kenya.

Denis-Huot / Aerial view of lava field from old volcanic eruption. Tsavo East National Park, Kenya.

Denis-Huot / Aerial view of lava field from old volcanic eruption. Tsavo East National Park, Kenya.

Denis-Huot / Aerial view of lava field from old volcanic eruption. Tsavo East National Park, Kenya.

Theo Bosboom / Fagradalsfjall volcano lava field and smoke caught in golden light at sunset, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland. September. Asferico International Nature Photography Competition 2022 - Landscape category -...

Orsolya Haarberg / Hraunfossar, little crystal-clear waterfalls, tumbling into the Hvita river from springs beneath the Hallmundarhraun lava field, with carpet of Bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum) in foreground, in au...

Tui De Roy / Rainbow over lava field, Santiago Island, Galapagos, South America. October, 2020.

Jeff Foott / Woolly Fringe Moss (Racomitrium lanuginosum) covering the Eldraun Lava Field. Southern coast of Iceland,

Jeff Foott / Woolly Fringe Moss (Racomitrium lanuginosum) covering the Eldraun Lava Field. Southern coast of Iceland,

Jeff Foott / Woolly Fringe Moss (Racomitrium lanuginosum) covering the Eldraun Lava Field. Southern coast of Iceland,

Jeff Foott / Woolly Fringe Moss (Racomitrium lanuginosum) covering the Eldraun Lava Field. Southern coast of Iceland,

Edwin Giesbers / Canary pine trees (Pinus canariensis) in lava field on volcanic slope, Teide National Park, Tenerife, Canary Islands

Jeff Foott / Lava flow below crater at edge of lava field, Fagradalsfjall Volcano, Iceland, Europe, 7 June 2021.

Inaki Relanzon / Lava field detail from the eruption of 1890. Sullivan Bay, Santiago Island (Salvador or James). Galapagos Islands. Ecuador.

Theo Bosboom / Edge of the lava field at the Fagradalsfjall volcano. Lava is flowing out of Fagradalsfjall at about 1,500 gallons per second, according to the RUV, Icelandic National Broadcasting Service. 2 April 20...

Theo Bosboom / Lava flowing at the edge of the lava field of the Fagradalsfjall volcano, Iceland, 31 March 2021

Theo Bosboom / Edge of the lava field at the Fagradalsfjall volcano with a new flow of lava emerging from under the solidified lava. Fagradalsfjall, Iceland. 5 April 2021.

Theo Bosboom / Lava field with the two craters of the Fagradalsfjall volcano, Iceland, 4 April 2021.

Theo Bosboom / Close-up of solidified lava and fluid lava underneath, taken at the edge of the lava field at the Fagradalsfjall volcano, Iceland, 4 April 2021.

Theo Bosboom / Field of solidified lava, with flowing lava underneath, at the Fagradalsfjall volcano, Iceland. 4 April 2021.

Theo Bosboom / Close-up of the edge of the lava field, Fagradalsfjall volcano. 4 April 2021.

Theo Bosboom / Aerial image of the lava field at the Fagradalsfjall volcano, Iceland, 31 March 2021.

Tui De Roy / Espanola lava lizard (Microlophus delanonis) female with Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) behind. Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos,