After nearly 5 decades, Alabama’s Sequoyah Caverns is closing its doors at the end of summer. First opened in 1964, the now 79-year-old owner, John Jones, plans to retire when …
CaveChat.org is the official forum of the National Speleological Society. Since its creation in 2005 CaveChat has quickly become the go to place for everything related to caving. With more …
Researchers using stalagmites to study climate change in Borneo were surprised by some unexpected results. The team from Georgia Institute of Technology, working with folks at Borneo’s Gunung Mulu National …
Two Texas state representatives have gone to bat for Bracken Cave, home of the world’s largest population of bats, which is being threatened by a new housing development. San Antonio …
Caving seems to destroy footwear, with the mud and crawling acting like acid to dissolve away even toughest of boots. After ruining yet another pair of hiking boots while caving …
A 120,000-year-old Neandertal bone fragment discovered in Croatia’s Krapina cave has recently been found to contain the earliest known bone tumor. Using a u-CT scan and an X-ray, researchers identified …
O&G Industries, a Connecticut based construction materials and services company is planning to build a new hibernaculum for bats at a limestone quarry it operates near New Milford. Working with …
A newly announced NSS webinar will delve into some of Utah’s less well-known features; its caves. Famous for its magnificent National Parks, canyon country, and one of the largest saline …
A new agreement between the Forest Service and the National Park Service will allow public land management agencies in the southern Black Hills to work closer together. Known as a …
A new video by Keith Edwards highlights the Fault Aven area of Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, the deepest cave in the U.K. and the second longest in Wales. Filmed during visits …
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