Sealed Cave Opened for the First Time in 136 Years
With the help of climbers a Buddhist priest became the first person to enter a small Japanese cave, home to two sacred Buddhist statues, since 1879.
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Chinese Cavers Find Enormous Transparent Tadpole
A team of cavers stumbled across a massive 14 centimeter (5.5 inch) tadpole while wading through a stream in a cave near the city of Zunyi in south-western China’s Guizhou province.
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Petition: Save India’s Kolar Leaf-nosed Bat
An online petition has been launched in hopes of protecting an endangered bat species only known to reside in a single cave, from a nearby granite mining operation.
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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.
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Watch: Drone Footage Inside Vietnam’s Hang Son Doong
Get a new perspective on Vietnam’s Hang Son Doong, the largest cave in the world, with the help of a GoPro equipped drone.
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Video: Huge Sinkhole Opening Caught on Camera in Russia
Some dramatic footage has been released that shows a huge sinkhole forming in the city of Solikamskiy, Russia, only a few meters away from houses.
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Israeli Cavers Find 2,300-Year-Old Hidden Treasure
A cache of rare coins and silver and bronze objects were recentl uncovered in a large stalactite-filled cave in northern Israel by members of the Israeli Caving Club.
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Malaysian Bat Cave Remains Safe For Now
Come along on a visit to Gua Pinang, a bat cave in the Langkawi region of Malaysia, which sits in the vicinity of a massive quarry.
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View: The Newly Discovered Caves of Cagayan Valley, Philippines
March 1, 2015 / Philippines, AsiaWith 50 caves discovered since 2013, including two which were only discovered last week, the Sta. Teresita in the Philippines’ Cagayan Valley is undergoing a caving boom.
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World’s Oldest Cave Church Reopens
After two years of restoration, what’s thought to be the world’s oldest church in a cave has been restored and is once again open to visitors in southern Turkey.
