Within the caves, the monochrome lifelessness of the desert gave way to an exuberance of color and movement. Thousands of Buddhas in every hue radiated across the grotto walls, their robes ...

We lay 1,200 feet, more or less, beneath the desert, down countless rope pitches and miles of tortuous passage from the single entrance to Lechuguilla Cave in New Mexico's Carlsbad Caverns ...

Beneath the land surface of the Bahamas, the underwater caves known as blue holes stretch for hundreds of miles in all directions. Today, these labyrinthine passages host a variety of tiny sea ...

The Chihuahuan Desert is a sparse but stunning ecosystem straddling the border between Northern Mexico, Southern New Mexico, ...

Scientists have for the first time discovered a cave on the Moon. At least 100m deep, it could be an ideal place for humans to build a permanent base, they say. It is just one in probably hundreds ...

After a visitor dropped the snack in Carlsbad Caverns, the “foreign detritus” sparked mold and microbial growth that ...

When you’re planning your next day trip, check out some natural getaways in these caves and caverns in and around Delaware. A ...

Back home, Peter marked the puka, or cave entrance, on a digital map and planned to return later—with the landowner’s permission—to see where the opening might lead. Author Joshua Foer ...

Some 1,500 years ago, Curaçao's first settlers, the South American Arawak, lived in and around the Hato Caves – the biggest caves on the island. They left behind petroglyphs, which you can ...

Rangers recently found a bag of Cheetos (still full of food) dropped off the trail in the Big Room, which is the largest ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. An ancient ...

August 20, 2024 • "If I have to define my music in any way," Nick Cave says, "it's religious music." His new album is a gallery of encounters with spiritual, possibly divine figures, not all of ...