Spelunking News

At Ribblehead Viaduct are Pam Hickin of Yorkshire Dales Guides Today in the fake cave, with organiser Debby Kuhlman and Mick Kenyon of Trailrail The Ingleton-based festival will start on Saturday and run until next Friday, May 31, offering family friendly activities as well as challenges for the more adventurous.

Something unexpected and newsworthy happened on the Senate floor Thursday morning during an otherwise commonplace argument between Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell over confirmations and the "nuclear option." It had nothing to do with truly imperiled nominees like Rich Cordray over at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or Tom Perez at the ... (more)

Scientists have speculated that the 372-foot-wide and 422-foot-deep sinkhole might be related to structural problems within a brine cavern owned by United Brine Services, a subsidiary of Texas Brine Co., A Louisiana Senate panel backed two bills aimed at tightening regulations around the state's salt domes and solution-mined caverns.

Imagine finding a 30 foot sinkhole in your yard. Would you know what caused it or who to call for help? Most of the sinkholes in North Dakota are caused by underground mines caving in, and the PSC has an entire division dedicated to abandoned mine lands.

"Ah," said Marshall Humphreys, who was showing us through the Anatakitaki Cave on the island of Atiu, "they're getting ready to have breakfast." From the darkness of a cavern a small bird came swooping, followed by another, then another.

TWO natural cave systems in the region have been placed under protection from treasure hunters, polluters and vandals, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources .

BUILDERS working on a new restaurant in Reigate had a shock when they discovered a cave-like hole underneath the site.

If you're out getting your kicks on historic Route 66 in Arizona this summer, a cool stop for beating the heat is Grand Canyon Caverns.

North Dakota Coal Country has a history as rich as the black gold beneath it`s surface.

Boy walks into a bar. Boy meets girl. The rest of this narrative does not turn out the way you think.

Travel should not come to a screeching halt when one becomes a parent, and, after one visit, you'll see why Paso Robles California clearly understands this concept.

Twenty-three members of the Teton County Search and Rescue team responded to a report Sunday morning of students from BYU-Idaho who had gone caving at the adjoining Wind & Ice Caves Saturday and had failed to return.

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A bargain in the basement? Subterranean Victorian shopping street discovered by builders is set to reopen after lying abandoned for 120 years Shoppers may soon be able to walk through a secret Victorian shopping street after it was revealed the maze could be reopened for business.

A propane storage 'bullet' at Keyera Corp. The wait for proposed pipeline projects such as Keystone XL has resulted in growth of the storage industry, once considered a sideline.

For the first time, ice formations in the Cody Caves like these will be shown to the public as part of a new operator's plans to offer tours year-round. More than three years after closing to the public, the Cody Caves are set to reopen next month with a new business model emphasizing what the new operator calls the "caving experience." Tours ... (more)

If you've seen the painting of dogs playing poker in your buddy's man cave and couldn't help wondering what that dinner party was really like, now is your chance to score that elusive invite.

A group of five seasoned cavers were leaving Frozen Deep on Sunday at 3pm when a rock fall caught Naomi Sharp, 34, a glancing blow to the head and pinned Nick Chipchase's left hand.

To the author of "Caving to Pressure" : The PCS music department and friends are "bullies" for fighting to get a music position back, or so you say.

BACKGROUND: In Spring of 2012, Louisiana's Corne and Grand Bayou residents noticed strange bubbling in the bayou for many weeks, and they reported smelling burnt diesel fuel and sulfur.