Future astronauts on Mars might use caves or lava tubes as habitats. They could provide shelter from the harsh conditions on the surface, the intense radiation in particular. On March 1, 2023, ...

On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: Hidden beneath Earth’s surface are caverns and pathways that hold the secrets of our planet’s very beginnings. Even after decades of exploration, there are ...

Mars skylights like this could be the mouths of caves formed by lava tubes. NASA wants to explore them. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Univ. of Arizona Ever since scientists have had an orbiter's view ...

At a gathering of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society in a pub in 2008, caver Charlie Self handed PhD student Gina Moseley a photograph of a cave in a limestone cliff just beyond the ...

Inside the Shilong Cave in Qingzhen, Southwest China's Guizhou Province, visitors of all ages in outdoor gear glide slowly forward on paddleboards. The cave grows quieter as they move deeper inside, ...

Cave City, the home to Mammoth Cave National Park, is giving visitors reason to stop and explore. Cave City in Barren County is home to Mammoth Cave National Park. Over the years, the city has gone ...

Local cavers detail the beauty of caves and what fuels their passion to keep exploring. The Central Indiana Grotto is a group of cavers who meet monthly in Indianapolis. Each year they host an event ...