A piece of Kentucky's Mammoth Cave is featured in the Smithsonian's new exhibition, 'From These Lands', celebrating America's ...

Antarctica, often seen as a desolate land of ice, has proven to be a treasure trove of scientific discovery. The recent unearthing of an expansive cave system beneath the icy surface has thrown open ...

Deep below the Earth's surface, rock and mineral formations lay hidden with a secret brilliance. Under a black light, the chemicals fossilized within shine in brilliant hues of pink, blue and green.

Inside the narrow passages of Bàsura Cave in northwestern Italy, darkness is not just the absence of light. It is a physical ...

MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. — A new-to-science species of ancient shark was recently discovered in Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. The small shark named Clavusodens mcginnisi, or “McGinnis’ nail tooth,” ...

The rock formations in caves are chemistry fossils — that glow. These rocks are made of calcite, a form of calcium carbonate. Impurities trapped in calcite cause the mineral to fluoresce different ...

When delicate cave formations are damaged, Carlsbad Caverns National Park calls on the fix-it skills of Michael Mansur and his growing legion of volunteers. Nothing good happens fast in a cave. Those ...

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Traveling around Eagle County, it is easy to wonder about the interesting geological features that dot the landscape. While we are blessed with abundant mountain peaks and canyons, there is one ...