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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 shown, ...

Brett Hemphill, a noted diver, died while exploring Phantom Springs Cave in Texas, officials say. Screengrab from Facebook post by Karst Underwater Research. A renowned diver recently died while ...

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 ...

Though South Jersey is no stranger to beautiful sights in its array of beaches and waterfront views, sometimes a change of scenery is needed. Luckily, New Jersey is full of diverse landscapes. These ...

SAN ANTONIO — A free chance to tour a part of the city's underworld that is rarely seen by the public, Robber Baron Cave, is coming up on April 9. The cave, located a mile south of 410 on Nacogdoches ...

Mars skylights like this could be the mouths of caves formed by lava tubes. NASA wants to explore them. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Univ. of Arizona Ever since scientists have had an orbiter's view ...