The longest known underwater cave in the world is even longer than we thought. As of the start of this year, cave divers have mapped 524 kilometers (325.6 miles) of a subterranean water 'web' near ...

Scientists just discovered an unknown species hidden in the world's longest cave - and it's terrifying ...

Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, which includes the world’s most extensive system of caves, is inhabited by an unusual array of wildlife. Thanks to cave explorations beginning in the 1800s, ...

CAVE CITY, Ky. — As the government shutdown appeared imminent at the end of the September, businesses and tourism agencies that surround Mammoth Cave braced for impact. Similar to the last prolonged ...

For a musician used to playing indoors on a stage, the 2020 pandemic hit really hard. All the performances stopped (except for the online/Zoom events that were, quite frankly, awkward). So that got ...

MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. – Friends of Mammoth Cave National Park, a local nonprofit, is asking for your help and support for a place you may know well. The nonprofit is asking for donations to help keep ...

Amid the federal government's shutdown, most national park visitor centers are shuttered without staff until a budget resolution is reached. While many national park visitors across the country have ...

The unique Mammoth Cave in Kentucky has revealed yet another of its incredible secrets. Scientists have discovered the fossils of a previously unknown species of shark. This significant finding helps ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Located in central Kentucky, Mammoth Cave is the world’s longest known cave system with more than 400 miles (over 640 kilometers) ...

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 ...

EDMONSON COUNTY, Ky. -An unknown species of ancient shark has been identified at Mammoth Cave National Park, adding to the growing list of prehistoric discoveries found within the vast cave system in ...