If you grew up pre-Y2K, chances are you’re familiar with the concept of a lava lamp. It’s much less likely that you’ve ever encountered a lamp made out of literal lava. That’s the basic description of ...

What is the best lava lamp? It seems that no matter how much culture changes, there’s always a demand for the retro, which is why the playful visuals of a lava lamp never seem to go out of style.

• British inventor Edward Craven Walker created the “Astro” Lamp which he presented at a trade show in Brussels in 1965 which caught the eye of entrepreneur Adolph Wertheimer. He and his partner ...

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As the lava lamp celebrates its 60th birthday, we take a look at the groovy history of this iconic piece of decor. A symbol of counterculture and psychedelia, the lava lamp was born in the swinging ...

It might more fittingly belong in wacky Fremont, but the people of tiny Soap Lake aren’t laughing. If the promoters have their way, those who drive along Highway 17 that cuts through the town will see ...

Cloudflare has a unique way of protecting a huge portion of the world’s internet. They call it their Wall of Entropy; a wall lined with lava lamps that are being filmed with a camera. That data is ...

A vast, cold landscape dotted with numerous frozen lakes is nestled into the foothills of the Canadian Rockies. But, in particular, one of these lakes is known to cause quite a spectacle during the ...

A symbol of counterculture and psychedelia, the lava lamp was born in the swinging sixties, a year before Beatlemania burst forth. It quickly became a staple of university rooms and basements, casting ...