A new study has demonstrated that we now have the tools to study the incredibly complex ecosystems of caves in near real-time with ...

We hear how a team of researchers at the University of Northern Iowa is exploring the deepest caves in the U.S. with NASA funding. This could inform the search for life on other planets. Host Ben ...

Deep in a cave near the town of Toirano in northern Italy, archaeologists have uncovered ancient human hand and footprints that are 14,000 years old. Publishing their findings in the journal eLife, ...

What started as a cave exploration quickly turned into something far more dangerous. Deep underground, tight passages, rising water, and unstable rock made every move riskier than the last. At one ...

The 2026 “Caving in the Abode of the Clouds” expedition has concluded with the mapping of 11,781 meters of new cave passages across Meghalaya and Assam. This latest exploration brings the total length ...

After more than six months of preparation and 14 hours underground, a group of cavers has uncovered Australia's deepest known cave, at a depth of 401 metres. The new cave, dubbed "Delta Variant", is ...

When Aidan Ward answered his phone from a clearing off the side of a road in southern New Mexico, he was exactly where he wanted to be: helping a geologist friend with cave research at Carlsbad ...