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Mammoth Cave National Park is Kentucky's lone national park. However, it isn't the only cave in Kentucky, or even the area. There are even more caves near the park and around the state than the caves ...

National parks. It seems post-COVID, we can't get enough of the outdoors and the natural beauty of America. Kentucky boasts one national park (Mammoth Cave) and two national historical parks (Abraham ...

The entrance to the cave looks sterilized — a stainless steel door that wouldn’t seem out of place in a hospital looks wholly foreign out here in Mammoth Cave National Park. Yet our cave guide that ...

It’s official – my family loves Mammoth Cave National Park. Why? Because not only does it provide a place for serious adventure, it wears my three boys out. The park is home to the world’s longest ...

MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. (WBKO) - As the federal government shutdown extends into its 20th day, national parks across the country are grappling with significant operational challenges. Among those feeling ...

MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. — A new-to-science species of ancient shark was recently discovered in Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. The small shark named Clavusodens mcginnisi, or “McGinnis’ nail tooth,” ...

MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. — Though the federal shutdown has affected several national parks across America, Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky remains open, officials say. Visitors can still visit the ...

A new species of shark was discovered in Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park.The ancient shark is called a "Macadens Olsoni."Experts say it had a distinct curved row of teeth, used to crush small ...

A rare bite into the past. The fossilized tooth of a newly discovered ancient shark species – dating back about 340 million years – has been unearthed in the world’s largest cave system, officials ...