Watch: Cavers Visit Austria’s Third Longest Cave
Follow along for a quick glimpse of the epic Hirlatzhöhle, a 101 kilometer (62 mile) long and 1.07 kilometer (3,510 foot) deep cave in the Dachstein Mountains of Austria.
May 2015 Archive
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Watch: Researchers Catalog Indiana Caverns Peccary Bones
May 24, 2015 / Indiana, United States, North AmericaIndiana State Museum Paleobiologist Ron Richards is back in a new video that shows the next step for the bones he excavated from Indiana Caverns.
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Video: 100 Years of Exploration in Gaping Gill
May 23, 2015 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeLearn about the exploration of Gaping Gill in this 1995 film made to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of Frenchman Eduard Martel’s first descent of Yorkshire’s cavernous pothole.
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High-Tech Photographers Reveal Ancient Rock Art
Using sophisticated equipment and techniques, photographers have been able to uncover much more cave art than originally thought inside Yemen’s Dahaisi cave.
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Wind Cave National Park Bounces Back From Wildfire
May 22, 2015 / South Dakota, United States, North AmericaFive weeks after a prescribed burn went awry at Wind Cave National Park, staff reflect on the fire’s silver lining.
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New Sinkhole Appears in Russia’s Perm Region
Yet another sinkhole has appeared in Russia’s Perm region, an area which has been plagued with a number of the large craters in recent years.
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Watch: Cavers Rescue Young Calf From Tennessee Sinkhole
May 22, 2015 / Tennessee, United States, North AmericaTwo cavers recently came to the aid of a young calf who, missing for a day or two, was suspected to have fallen into a sinkhole in Tennessee.
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Try Art Sketching Underground at Kents Cavern
May 21, 2015 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeTry your hand at sketching inside a cave during a special super sketching evening at Kents Cavern on May 29th.
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New Zealand’s Once World Famous Hermit Cave
May 21, 2015 / New Zealand, OceaniaAs part of 150th anniversary celebration of New Zealand’s Evening Post, the paper has released a retrospective on the now destroyed Island Bay hermit cave.
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Photographer Captures Brazilian Cave’s Transparent Water
May 21, 2015 / Brazil, South AmericaPhotographer Marcio Duranc recently captured some amazing shots inside Brazil’s beautiful Poco Azul Cavern where the water is so clear, it isn’t obvious where it begins.
