In Belize’s Actun Tunichil Muknal cave, a sacred Maya site, plants grow in darkness, sparking concerns about how tourism affects its fragile ecosystem.

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An injured researcher who was trapped deep inside a cave in northern Italy for more than three days has been carried to safety. Ottavia Piana, 32, reached the surface strapped to a stretcher early ...

A woman has been rescued after becoming trapped in an Italian cave system for the second time in two years. Ottavia Piana fell around five metres inside an uncharted portion of the cave system and ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Emergency cervices attend a rescue operation to free Ottavia Piana, an expert spelunker who was trapped ...

Cave rescue: Operation under way to rescue woman trapped in cave A woman who is considered to be an "expert cave explorer" became trapped while looking around with cave with eight others.

“In 100 years, when we look at this period, we are still in the post-crash, post-Lehman bankruptcy moment,” says Power. That period, he says, is a kind of “origin story for everything that ...

Researchers have found a "unique" collection of "cave pearls"—some of which contain archaeological artifacts—in an ancient tunnel, a study has reported. Cave pearls are a type of "speleothem ...

A cave in Galilee, Israel, has yielded evidence for ritualistic gathering 35,000 years ago, the earliest on the Asian continent. A cave in Galilee, Israel, has yielded evidence for ritualistic ...

Nick Cave performing in Ireland as part of “The Wild God” tour this fall.Credit...Paulo Nunes dos Santos for The New York Times Supported by By Lizzy Goodman On a bright and chilly fall ...

It can be heard throughout the caverns. Why Visit: Located in Great Basin National Park, Lehman Caves offer an intimate cave experience with guided tours through beautifully "decorated" rooms.