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New Book Announced: Caves and Karst of the Yorkshire Dales
February 5, 2013 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeA new book on the caves and karst of the Yorkshire Dales has been announced. Set to be released in March 2013 by British Cave Research Association, Caves and Karst …
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Attend the 10th Mammoth Cave Research Symposium
February 4, 2013 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaThis February 14th and 15th, the 10th Mammoth Cave Research Symposium will be held at the Rotunda Room of the Mammoth Cave Hotel. Sponsored by the Mammoth Cave International Center …
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January/February/March 2013 Issue of Underwater Speleology Released
February 4, 2013The latest issue of Underwater Speleology, the Journal of the Cave Diving Section of the National Speleological Society, has just been released. This January/February/March 2013 issue details Revelation Space, a …
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Retired New Jersey Artist Recreates Ancient Cave Paintings
February 3, 2013 / New Jersey, United States, North AmericaA retired mechanical designer living in Hewitt, New Jersey has taken up reproducing cave art on large boulders on his property. Using acrylic paints coated with polyurethane, self-taught artist Michael …
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BLM to Hold Meeting on New Mexico’s Cave Closures
February 2, 2013 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaIn an effort to keep the public up to date on the spread of white-nose syndrome and the current cave closure policies in New Mexico, the Bureau of Land Management …
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This Week on CaveChat: January 26th – February 1st, 2013 Edition
February 1, 2013 / By David GrimesCaveChat.org is the official forum of the National Speleological Society. Since its creation in 2005 CaveChat has quickly become the go to place for everything related to caving. With more …
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Walls Cave Survey Tool Releases Build 2013-01-29
February 1, 2013The other day Walls, the popular cave survey data management tool, saw its first update in almost two years. Walls Version 2, B8 Release, Build 2013-01-29 includes several tweaks, but …
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Month in Review: January 2013’s Must Read Caving News
January 31, 2013It’s time for a review of the ten most popular tidbits of caving news published on Caving News in the last 30 days. This monthly recap gives you, our valued …
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Ancient Bone DNA Shows Ancestry of Modern Asians & Native Americans
Analysis of DNA from a bone unearthed in a cave near Beijing, China has discovered a common origin with the ancestors of many present-day Asians and Native Americans. An international …
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Ask Cavers: Will you be Attending the 2013 NSS Convention?
January 30, 2013This year’s NSS Convention in happening Shippensburg, Pennsylvania from August 5th to 9th. With the first early bird pre-registration date already almost upon us – it’s tomorrow, Thursday, January 31st …
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Check Out the New Cave at the Canadian Museum of Nature
January 30, 2013 / Canada, North AmericaA new cave was opened recently at the Canadian Museum of Nature, Canada’s national museum of natural history and natural sciences located in Ottawa. The new exhibit was added as …
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Swedish Cave Diver Dies in Hospital After Incident in France
A Swedish cave diver died in hospital on Monday, January 28th after an incident while diving in the Landenouse resurgence between Cadrieu and Cajarc in southwest France. Reports indicate that …
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Preview the Upcoming February 2013 Issue of NSS News
January 28, 2013The February 2013 issue of NSS News is finished and will soon be arriving in mailboxes. This exciting issue features an extensive report by Eduardo Cartaya, Brent McGregor, and Kara …
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WNS Confirmed at Missouri’s Onondaga Cave State Park
January 28, 2013 / Missouri, United States, North AmericaMissouri State Parks announced this past Friday that a bat found in the entrance of Onondaga Cave at Onondaga Cave State Park has tested positive with White-nose syndrome. First suspected …
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Alpine Karst Volume 4, 2012 Released
January 27, 2013Alpine Karst, the publication dedicated to the study of world’s alpine karst areas since 1975, has just hit volume 4. This 2012 issue, dedicated to the late Jim Chester—one of …
