Video: A Visit to Sardinia’s Grotta dei Fantasmi
Join cave diver Johan Nurminen for a trip into Sardinia’s 70 meter (230 foot) long Grotta dei Fantasmi (Ghost Cave).
Italy Caving News
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Google Street View Adds Two Italian Show Caves
The latest locations added to Google Street View’s ever expanding list of sites are two of Italy’s most famous show caves.
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Watch: Italian Cavers Make the Impossible Possible
Enjoy this heartwarming video of Diversamente Speleo 2014, an event where over 100 cavers from all over Italy came together to enable 20 folks who struggle with disability to experience caving.
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Cave Dwelling Creatures Compensate For Loss of Eyesight
May 15, 2015 / South Africa, Africa, Italy, Europe, Bermuda, North AmericaScientists studying cave-dwelling crustaceans have determined that, as they evolved without eyes, their other senses improved to compensate for the lack of sight.
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Austrian Tourist Dies During Visit of Italy’s Castellana Caves
Visits were temporary suspended this weekend after an Austrian tourist died during a visit of Castellana Caves, one of Italy’s most famous show caves.
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Video: Solo Caving at Italy’s Spurga delle Cadene
Go solo caving at Italy’s Spurga delle Cadene, a beautiful 1.3 kilometer (0.7 mile) long stream cave, with YouTuber Giacomo Grison.
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Scientists Extract Ancient Neanderthal DNA From Cave Skeleton
More than twenty years after the discovery Altamura Man, new research has managed to extract the oldest samples of Neanderthal DNA.
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Nepal Earthquake Claims Two Italian Cave Rescuers
Two members of Italy’s National Alpine Cliff and Cave Rescue Corps (CNSAS) were among the victims of the massive earthquake that rocked Nepal last Saturday.
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Video: S-TEAM Questions Caving in Italy’s Buso del Vento Cave
Join members of Italy’s Speleo Team as they explore the narrow and muddy passages of Buso del Vento cave near Monte Magrè, Vicenza, Italy.
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Cave Bones Reveal Ancient Italians Defleshed their Dead
Studying preserved human remains from Scaloria Cave, scientists were able to confirm that early Italians practiced an unusual burial ritual known as “defleshing.”
