A Maldivian military diver died from decompression sickness during a perilous mission to recover bodies of four Italian ...

A team of expert Finnish cave divers believes they may have uncovered what led to the deaths of five experienced ...

Inside the narrow passages of Bàsura Cave in northwestern Italy, darkness is not just the absence of light. It is a physical ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Stunning features aboveground and below—lush forests, miles of hiking, and the largest cave system in the world—have earned this park World Heritage and International Biosphere Reserve status.

More than two centuries after Europeans settlers arrived in Kentucky, explorers are still discovering unknown caves and passageways in Western Kentucky. This geological marvel is the largest known ...

New discoveries in the Rising Star cave system suggest Homo naledi used fire deep underground, with soot-blackened ceilings, ash, burnt animal bones, and multiple hearths found far inside chambers ...

The Mammoth Cave system is recognised as having the longest cave on Earth (426 miles or 686 km) worth of documented routes. This accomplishment has come about over the last 70 years of continuous ...

SAN DIEGO — Southern California is home to countless natural wonders spanning the region’s diverse landscape. Among those destinations, hidden deep in the badlands of Anza-Borrego State Park, is a ...

A drought in Missouri’s Ozark region has exposed caverns not seen in decades, part of an ancient cave system that played a key role in the Civil War. Kevin Bright, owner of the Smallin Civil War Cave ...