What lies beneath can be cold, damp and compelling. Learn about dry and wet caves, the creatures that live in them and the ...

On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: Hidden beneath Earth’s surface are caverns and pathways that hold the secrets of our planet’s very beginnings. Even after decades of exploration, there are ...

Cave City, the home to Mammoth Cave National Park, is giving visitors reason to stop and explore. Cave City in Barren County is home to Mammoth Cave National Park. Over the years, the city has gone ...

The discovery of more than 100 prehistoric structures in the Cova Dones cave in Spain makes it one of the most significant prehistoric underground sites in the world. Archaeologists found stalagmites ...

There’s something about cave exploring that intimidates me. Perhaps it’s venturing below ground or the feeling of being enclosed, but the whole experience strikes me as a bit off-putting. That being ...

An underground stream winds through a vast Illinois cave few people know about. Wade through cool water and explore one of ...

Beneath the surface of an otherwise unassuming National Park, a labyrinth showcases hundreds of millions of years of geologic history. Each shade of tan layered on the walls represents a different era ...

For outdoor enthusiasts, it can sometimes feel like everything has been done; every trail has been hiked, every mountain has been climbed. But what about diving below the surface? If you enjoy ...

CNN — Exploring beneath the surface of other planets may be the key to determining whether life has ever existed outside of Earth. As other missions, including that of NASA's InSight lander, have ...

While most people are preoccupied with what’s happening above ground in the Mount Shasta area, very few people think to venture underneath it. With towering mountains, epic hikes, cascading waterfalls ...

Local cavers detail the beauty of caves and what fuels their passion to keep exploring. The Central Indiana Grotto is a group of cavers who meet monthly in Indianapolis. Each year they host an event ...