Controversy over Reopening of Spain’s Altamira Cave
Spain’s famed Altamira Cave is the subject of a controversy over whether to reopen it after it was closed due to a microbial infestation attacking the 14,000+ year old Paleolithic …
October 2011 Archive
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A Visit to La Cueva de Los Culebrones
October 30, 2011 / Puerto Rico, North AmericaOn a recent biology road trip, two biologists visited Puerto Rico’s La Cueva de Los Culebrones (the Cave of the Long Snakes) to check out Puerto Rican Tree Boas allegedly …
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Concerns over Pollution in Yucatan’s Underwater Caves
October 29, 2011 / Mexico, North AmericaMexico’s once pristine cenotes are becoming polluted due to a lack of water treatment plants in the region and an increasing population. The underground river system that connects them is …
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International Planetary Cave Research Workshop Concludes
October 28, 2011 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaAt the first International Planetary Cave Research Workshop, held this week at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, 28 participants took in presentations on a number of topics ranging from autonomous cave …
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Study Proves Geomyces Destructans Causes White-Nose Syndrome
October 27, 2011 / United States, North AmericaAccording to research published yesterday in the Nature, the international weekly journal of science, scientists have been able to offer the first conclusive evidence that the fungus Geomyces destructans causes …
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Yorkshire Cavers Offer Try Caving Weekend
October 26, 2011 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeThe Yorkshire Subterranean Society is offering a “Try Caving” weekend this November 12th and 13th to anyone who wants to see what caving is all about or wants to get …
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New Formation Room Discovered in Kentucky’s Bland Cave
October 25, 2011 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaOn October 15th, Members of the Twin Lakes Cave Conservation & Survey Task-Force on a trip to Bland Cave in Central Kentucky, discovered a room approximately 9 meters (30 feet) …
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Search for Missing Indiana Caver Suspended
October 25, 2011 / Indiana, United States, North AmericaIndiana Conservation Officers have decided to suspend the search of 25-year-old caver Kevin Eve, last seen October 1st. Ground searches ended on Saturday, October 22nd and now the cave searches …
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European Speleological Federation Announces Speleo-TV
October 24, 2011 / EuropeThe European Speleological Federation has just announced its newest venture, the first European Speleological “channel”, Speleo-TV. Created to allow all European cavers to freely show, broadcast, exchange and watch high …
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Team CloudFlare Tries Caving at California’s Moaning Caverns
October 23, 2011 / California, United States, North AmericaThis summer the team behind CloudFlare, one of the Internet’s newest service to protect and accelerate websites, paid a visit to California’s Moaning Caverns in celebration of passing 100,000 websites …
