Cave exploration and cave diving are two absurd activities that awaken claustrophobia in almost everyone, except, apparently, cave divers. This widely held belief that the hobby is insane has led to a ...

Cave explorers in southern China may have found the modern-day equivalent of The Lost World. At the bottom of the newly discovered 630-foot deep sinkhole lies a hidden forest, lush with shoulder-high ...

Beneath the surface of an otherwise unassuming National Park, a labyrinth showcases hundreds of millions of years of geologic history. Each shade of tan layered on the walls represents a different era ...

Caving is often considered a risky hobby, but once you understand its appeal, it starts to make sense. Here’s why, for some people, the need to explore caves is so rooted in the flow state. Most of us ...

A caving team will journey through unexplored cave passages at Natural Bridge Caverns in hopes of finding a connection between a newly discovered cave and the northern reaches of the caverns. The ...

For outdoor enthusiasts, it can sometimes feel like everything has been done; every trail has been hiked, every mountain has been climbed. But what about diving below the surface? If you enjoy ...

In two connected studies published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, “Fundamental Science and Engineering Questions in Planetary Cave Exploration” and “Planetary Caves: A Solar System ...