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Stalagmites Reveal Records of El Niño, Floods and Hurricanes
Newly published research analysed stalagmites from the Australian tropics to create a 2,200-year-long record of flood events that might also help predict future climate change.
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Watch: Cave Divers Ride the Giant in Mexico
April 1, 2015 / Mexico, North AmericaExploring somewhere under the jungle in Mexico’s Riviera Maya, cave divers show off some of the fantastic passages they’ve found.
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Mysterious Cave Could Hold Evidence of Ancient Human Trafficking
March 31, 2015 / Belize, South AmericaStudying the bones of children sacrificed at Belize’s Midnight Terror Cave, researchers believe they have discovered evidence of ancient human trafficking.
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Learn the Art of Knapping at Russell Cave National Monument
March 31, 2015 / Alabama, United States, North AmericaLearn the art of knapping, the technique of making stone tools and weapons, during two sessions at Alabama’s Russell Cave National Monument this Saturday.
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Sealed Caves to be Opened in Search For Missing Soldiers
Teams are working to open some 200 caves on Peleliu in hopes of locating the remains of 2,600 Japanese soldiers, suspected to have been sealed inside at the close of the Second World War.
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Cyprus Mining Company Ordered To Build Replacement Bat Cave
A copper mining company has been ordered to build a new bat cave as habitat for bats that are currently living in a cave slated to be destroyed.
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Video: Another Kayaking Caver Visits a Vietnamese Sea Cave
Hot on the heels of Ruby Gamble’s wonderful video of the sea caves of Tasmania, YouTube user Yiming Tay has posted a video exploring a sea cave in the magnificent karst of Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay.
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2015 Meghalaya Caving Expedition Continues to Find New Caves
Cavers on the February’s 2015 Caving in the Abode of the Clouds Expedition have returned triumphant, discovering 43 new caves and mapping more than 15 kilometers (9 miles) of underground passage.
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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.”
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Aillwee Cave to Hold Easter Sunday Egg Hunt
As part of it’s Easter festivities, Ireland’s Aillwee Cave will be holding a hunt for Cadbury creme eggs on Easter Sunday, April 5th.
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Sneak Peek: Inside the April 2015 Issue of NSS News
March 30, 2015 / United States, North AmericaCave location security and cave cleanups are two of main subjects covered in the jam packed April 2015 issue of NSS News, due out soon.
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Watch: Sea Kayakers Caving in Tasmania
Check out YouTuber Ruby Gamble’s short video of her and her friends kayaking into some of the many sea caves along the East coast of Tasmania.
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Woman Airlifted After Fall at English Sea Cave
March 29, 2015 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeA woman was airlifted by helicopter after she fell 5 meters (16 feet) at Mousehole cave in Southwest England this weekend.
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Prescribed Burn Planned at Wind Cave National Park
March 28, 2015 / South Dakota, United States, North AmericaFire crews at Wind Cave National Park are planning to burn 1,000 acres as part of a prescribed fire application this April.
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High School Student Launches Northern B.C. Bat Study
March 27, 2015 / Canada, North AmericaFind out that there was no data on bats in her region of British Columbia, high schooler Kevala Van Volkenburg decided to start collecting some.
