The variety of formations and the fact that they are concentrated in a restricted area means that the 712 caves currently identified make up a typical temperate-zone karstic system. Because they ...

Dawn Ryan (front), cave manager at Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park in southeast Minnesota's Fillmore County, and Krista McDermid from Zara Environmental during recent research to inventory animal ...

OZARK, Mo. (KY3) - The old saying goes, “as above, so below,” which rings true for caves, especially in the Ozarks. There are several different types of caves. Some form from lava or erosion, but ...

A section of South Dakota’s Wind Cave seen under normal white light (left image) transforms into something otherworldly when placed under UV light (right image). SAN DIEGO, March 25, 2025 — Deep below ...