With the proclamation of International Day of Caves and Karst during the 43rd UNESCO General Conference in 2025 in Uzbekistan, UNESCO marked a new milestone for global geological heritage by ...

If human beings want to survive on the other planets for a long time, they must first find or set up a safe, stable, and long-term shelter. Lunar lava tubes are geological structures of the moon ...

It turns out that caves do a good job of providing significant answers. Those that contain animal fossils and records of ancient humans, for example, have been shown to have great value for ...

Sinkholes, often dramatic manifestations of karst geomorphology, result from the dissolution of soluble rock, such as limestone, dolomite, or evaporites, by naturally acidic groundwater. This process ...

A team of Chinese researchers has identified eight caves in Mars’ Hebrus Valles that may have been sculpted by water. These potential karst caves are the first of their kind discovered on another ...

Limestone karst is like an island. Each rocky formation rises distinctly out of the surrounding landscape. Over time, an array of highly specialized species, each adapted to that particular landform’s ...

It covers a quarter of the United States, and almost as much of the entire world. It results in the creation of most caves visited each year by millions of tourists around the globe, including the ...

Scientists exploring a Thailand biodiversity hotspot found a wide-eyed surprise - a brand-new gecko species.