Spelunking News

California experienced centuries-long droughts in the past 20,000 years that coincided with the thawing of ice caps in the Arctic, according to a new study by UC Davis doctoral student Jessica Oster and geology professor Isabel Montanez.

Roos, Dave. "How Spelunking Works." 26 March 2008. HowStuffWorks.com. 10 November 2009.

Crews pumping water out of the Sanford Underground Laboratory in Lead have reopened a second deep shaft that eventually will be used as the primary entrance and exit for science experiments.

Awe-inspiring: Millions of years old, the Belum caves are a perfect tourist destination.

I am a cave explorer and an active member of the Wisconsin Speleological Society.

The bright yellow signs on U.S. 285 are the first indication that things aren't right in Carlsbad.

A small chamber with a flowstone floor, calcite columns, and fine stalactites called 'soda straws'. The cave system of which it is a part is located next to a controversial proposed limestone quarry.

NatGeo photographer Stephen Alvarez took this amazing shot of the Stephens Gap Cave in Alabama.

A potholer who was among the team of rescuers at one of the world's worst caving disasters has been honoured for his work.

Roger Brucker, 80, shown here in his Beavercreek backyard playground, is a veteran spelunker and one of the nation's leading experts on Mammoth Cave, having written five books on the world's longest cave.

IF I'm honest, I was half expecting a 'spooktacular' production or something to go bump in the night at the caves to mark Halloween.

The 37 students stared at the dark, narrow cave entrance with growing skepticism.

Is Mammoth Cave National Park haunted? Does the ghost of Stephen Bishop, a slave who was one of the first guides, still roam the passageways? NPS graphics, photo.

THE value of prehistoric caves to the wider Torbay economy could help Kents Cavern scoop a top business award.

Mammoth Cave, the largest underground formation known to man and one of the world's great natural wonders, is less than a 100-mile drive from Louisville.

If NASA, or an evil genius, ever decides to build a Moon base, a good place to do it would be inside a cave.

First Moon "Skylight" Found -- Could House Lunar Base? October 26, 2009 A "skylight" found on the moon's surface could provide access to a cozy underground shelter for future humans on the moon, scientists say.

The evening dubbed Kristallnacht, or "Night of the Broken Glass" because the streets in Germany were filled with shattered glass, signified the start of the Jewish Holocaust.

You see, Spelunker discusses 3D Dot Game Heroes in the video above, but the inconsiderate cave explorer does so entirely in Japanese.

Dale Hollow Resort will host Beginning Caving Expedition By Jamie Avery BURKESVILLE, KY - Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park, 5970 State Park Road Burkesville, KY 42717-9728, will be hosting its "Beginning Caving Expedition" the weekend of November13-15, 2009.