Mammoth Cave National Park is the longest known cave system in the world, and it currently has more than 420 known miles ...

Escape the outside world on these eight wild treks through lava tubes, caverns, and abandoned tunnels across the U.S.

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 ...

Scott Pelley, one of the most experienced and awarded journalists today, has been reporting stories for 60 Minutes since 2004. The 2024-25 season is his 21st on the broadcast. Scott has won half of ...

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We hear how a team of researchers at the University of Northern Iowa is exploring the deepest caves in the U.S. with NASA funding. This could inform the search for life on other planets. Host Ben ...

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 ...

In the not-too-distant future, the search for signs of life on Mars and the moon could see the next generation of robots exploring a new frontier: subsurface lava tubes. These missions could also help ...

Looking for an adventure this summer? Try going underground. According to the University of Kentucky Geological Survey, Kentucky is home to over 5,000 known caves and Indiana has more than 2,500 known ...

When Natalie Gibb emerges from one of her cave dives on the southeast coast of Mexico, the 41-year-old woman could easily be mistaken for a swamp monster. “I’m dripping with microbial goo and reeking ...