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South Wales Caving Club Completes Purchase of Ogof Ffynnon Ddu I
August 20, 2011 / Wales, United Kingdom, EuropeCongratulations to the South Wales Caving Club who recently announced that it has completed the purchase of approximately seven acres of land, including the entrance to Ogof Ffynnon Ddu I. …
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Martian Sinkhole Discovered
August 19, 2011A photo taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter this past July seems to indicate a sinkhole with an opening in the bottom. Experts have calculated that given the angle of …
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Israeli Singles Search for Love Underground
An ancient stone quarry underneath Jerusalem’s Old City was recently the scene of a speed-dating marathon to mark the Jewish holiday of love, known in Hebrew as Tu B’Av. 60 …
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Crocodile Bones Discovered in Dominican Republic Cave
August 17, 2011 / Dominican Republic, North AmericaThe discovery of a number of bones in a newly explored cave has challenged the belief that crocodiles only exist in southwestern Dominican Republic. A cave located within La Altagracia, …
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Prehistoric Bird Discovered Under Australia’s Nullabor Plains
Fossilised remains of a prehistoric bird have been discovered within Leaena’s Breath Cave under the Nullabor Plain in Western Australia. An almost complete skeleton, it was unearthed amid dozens of …
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Record Numbers of Pilgrims Visit Cave of Amarnath
The annual pilgrimage to the cave of Amarnath on the side of India’s Mount Amarnath has attracted a record number of pilgrims. Approximately 635,000 Hindus from around the world made …
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Old Newsreel on Neil Moss Surfaces on Youtube
August 14, 2011 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeRecently a short newsreel filmed in March 1959 was uploaded to YouTube. It reports on the plight of caver Neil Moss, a young student who became trapped 305 meters (1,000 …
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Kartchner Caverns Bug Night 2011
August 13, 2011 / Arizona, United States, North AmericaKartchner Caverns State Park is hosting Bug Night 2011, a special science series program on August 27th at 6:00PM. The program will allow the public to explore the complex and …
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60th Anniversary of Pierre-Saint-Martin Cave Discovery
To mark the 60th anniversary of the discovery of the Pierre-Saint-Martin Cave in France, 170 cavers took the opportunity to visit the cave between July 29th and August 7th, following …
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NCKRI’s Bat Inventory and Monitoring Workshop Is On Now
August 11, 2011 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaA three-day workshop on inventorying and monitoring bat populations is on now at the National Cave and Karst Research Institute in Carlsbad. Hosted by the U.S. Forest Service, the workshop …
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Trapped Cavers Rescued from Flooding Cave
August 11, 2011 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeA dozen cavers were rescued yesterday after getting trapped underground by rising water inside England’s Lower Long Churn Cave. Rescuers had to wait until the water subsided before it was …
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First International Planetary Cave Research Workshop
August 10, 2011 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaThe First International Planetary Cave Research Workshop: Implications for Astrobiology, Climate, Detection, and Exploration is the first in a continuing series of meetings that are intended to promote the exchange …
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Weekend Rescue at Tennessee’s Worley’s Cave
August 9, 2011 / Tennessee, United States, North AmericaFor the second time in a month, a person has been rescued from Tennessee’s Worley’s Cave. This past Saturday members of the Kingsport Lifesaving Crew responded to a call and …
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America’s First Underground Zip-Line Opens in Louisville
August 9, 2011 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaThe world’s United State’s first and only underground zip-line has just opened in Louisville. Located in Mega Cavern, a 27 kilometer (17 mile) long former limestone quarry beneath the Louisville …
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New Species of Cave Shrimp Found in Nevada Cave
August 8, 2011 / Nevada, United States, North AmericaA tiny, colorless crustacean, first discovered in November 2008, officially became a new species earlier this year when a pair of researchers named the creature and described it in the …
