Inside Vietnam’s Newly Discovered Volcanic Caves
Join reporters on a visit to Vietnam’s newly discovered volcanic cave system, part of which is considered the longest such feature in Southeast Asia.
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Real Explorers Don’t Use Cable Cars: Save Son Doong
People often ask me why I go caving. Surely it is dark, tight, claustrophobic, cold and dangerous and you might get lost – why would anyone want to do this? …
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Georgian Underwater Reconnaissance Expedition Finds Potential
Two new potential cave systems were found and partially explored during a joint Georgian-Lithuanian reconnaissance expedition to central Georgia in September 2013. Led by Ph.D. Kukuri Tsikarishvili (GE), the team …
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Inside Er Wang Dong’s Cloud Ladder Hall
Photos of Er Wang Dong, a cave with a room so large it has its own weather system, have recently been featured by the Daily Mail. Photographed last year during …
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Spectacular Malaysian Cave in Danger of Being Quarried
Gua Kanthan in Perak, Malaysia, is a spectacular cave, nicknamed Cathedral Cave because of its size. It has a small river flowing through and is home to a variety of …
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Deadly MERS Virus Traced to Egyptian Tomb Bat
August 22, 2013 / Saudi Arabia, AsiaA bat found in Saudi Arabia has tested positive Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), a new type of coronavirus similar to SARS. First reported in Saudi Arabia in September 2012, …
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Visitors Queue Up for Tours of World’s Largest Cave
Tourists hoping to visit Vietnam’s Son Doong Cave, the largest cave in the world, will have to wait their turn as the tours have begun to fill up. In an …
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Iran Joins the International Union of Speleology
Iran is the latest country to become a member of the International Union of Speleology (UIS) after receiving a majority vote during last month’s 2013 International Congress of Speleology in …
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World’s Largest Cave Opens for Tours
Tours of Son Doong Cave, the largest cave in the world, will begin this August, now that a pilot program has been approved by government officials. Located in the heart …
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Security Barrier Construction Results in Cave Discovery
A large cave was discovered over the weekend during the construction of security barriers near the Israeli settlement of Tzofim, northwest of Tel Aviv. A bulldozer uncovered the opening on …
