Backyard Sinkhole Reveals Mysterious Room
March 18, 2015 / Pennsylvania, United States, North America
A sinkhole that appeared in the backyard of a home in Lebanon, Pennsylvania ended up opening into a mysterious man-made underground room.
March 2015 Archive
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Cavers Discover Paleolithic Cave Art in Northern Spain
Cavers stumbled upon some Paleolithic cave art earlier this month during explorations in the Cantabria region of northern Spain.
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Build 2015-03-17 of the Walls Cave Survey Program Released
March 18, 2015A new version of Walls, the popular cave survey data management program for Windows, was released on St. Patrick’s Day.
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Video: Explore Emergency SRT Options for Cavers
March 18, 2015In his second video, YouTube user Groundquest Caving recently explored some potential makeshift SRT equipment cavers can attempt to use as a last resort.
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Scientists Describe Two Tiny Glassy Snails Discovered in Northern Spain
Two tiny, glassy snails found in 2012 during a 17-cave sampling expedition of Northern Spain have been described.
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Watch: Freediver Exploring Underwater Caves in Malta
If cave diving isn’t extreme enough of an activity, check out this video of Freediver Youbuur exploring the Comino Island caves of Malta without any air.
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ISU Students to Search Cave for Human Head
March 17, 2015 / Idaho, United States, North AmericaIn attempt to find a human head, missing since 1979, Idaho State University students are using forensic anthropological analysis to scan one of the Civil Defense Caves in Dubois.
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Inside the Ice Caves of Iceland’s Breidamerkurjokull Glacier
The Daily Mail is back with another set of mesmerizing photographs of Iceland’s ice caves; this set taken by Nicolas Brousse inside the Breidamerkurjokull Glacier.
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White-Nose Syndrome Fungus Genetically Linked to Europe
March 17, 2015 / Germany, Ireland, England, United Kingdom, EuropeNew genetic research provides the strongest evidence yet that Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the fungus that causes White-nose Syndrome in bats, originated in Europe.
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Two Bat Species Found Hibernating in Warm Temperatures
The discovery of bats hibernating at warm and constant temperatures, a first for mammals, have led scientists to reconsider areas once thought as unlikely for hibernation.
