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Video: The Exploration of Mexico’s Cenote Uxuxubi
May 18, 2015 / Mexico, North AmericaLearn about the exploration of Sistema Uxuxubi, a beautiful cave system first discovered near Uxuxubi by members of the Mexico Cave Survey in 2009.
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Video: Caver Offers Different Take on Ice Bucket Challenge
Last summer’s Ice Bucket Challenge viral campaign to raise money for ALS (AKA Lou Gehrig’s Disease) went down a little differently in this video filmed in Ireland’s Pol Gonzo cave.
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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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Attend the 2015 Gaping Gill Spring Winch Meet
May 15, 2015 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeThe first winch meet of the year, which allows members of the public and non-cavers to descend into Gaping Gill, is scheduled to run over the spring bank week, May 23rd to May 29th.
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Article Overviews the Awesome Contributions of the NSS
May 15, 2015 / United States, North AmericaNoted karst scientist Geary Schindel writes about the special kind of people that make up the National Speleological Society and the important work they do.
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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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Iceland To Open Man-Made Glacier Ice Cave Attraction
A new ice-cold underground attraction is getting set to open deep inside Iceland’s 953 square kilometer (367 square mile) Langjökull Glacier, Europe‘s second largest glacier.
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Video: Indiana Cavers Celebrate Friend at TimFest
May 15, 2015 / Indiana, United States, North AmericaLearn about the exciting projects going on at Indiana’s Binkley Cave System during the recent TimFest event, which celebrated the life of caver Tim McLain.
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Newspaper Profiles Idaho’s Silver Sage Grotto
May 14, 2015 / Idaho, United States, North AmericaSouth-central Idaho’s Silver Sage Grotto, whose members regularly explore caves in Idaho and neighboring states, has been featured in an article by the Twin Falls Times-News.
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Stone Bracelet from Cave is the Oldest Ever Found
A beautiful stone bracelet found in Siberia’s Denisova Cave has been confirmed to be some 40,000 years old, making it the oldest ever found.
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Wisconsin Winter Surveillance Finds White-Nose Syndrome Spreading
May 14, 2015 / Wisconsin, United States, North AmericaWisconsin’s winter surveillance for white-nose syndrome has found the disease spread from a single mine in Grant County, where it was discovered in March 2014, to 14 sites in eight counties.
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Good Morning America Brings World’s Largest Cave To US Homes
In an episode that was months in the making, Good Morning America reporter Ginger Renee Colonomos/Ginger Zee did a live broadcast from Vietnam’s Hang Son Doong this past Wednesday.
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Video: Dayton Underground Grotto Visits Smokehole Cave
May 14, 2015 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaPay a visit Smokehole Cave in the Goochland area of Kentucky with members of Ohio’s Dayton Underground Grotto.
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Important Archaeological Site To Welcome Tourists
May 13, 2015 / South Africa, AfricaA collapsed cave that has turned out to be one of the richest fossil sites is Africa is getting a face lift that will see it turned into a live laboratory where visitors can watch the researchers at work.
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Southeastern Cave Conservancy Seeks to Hire its First Employee
May 13, 2015 / United States, North AmericaThe Southeastern Cave Conservancy, Inc. (SCCi), the largest land conservancy dedicated to cave acquisition, conservation, and management, is looking to hire its very first employee.
