From farm life to cutting-edge research, Ava Lich studies carbon capture in Mammoth Cave, blending geology, math, and biology ...

Analysis of Moroccan stalagmites reveals that the Sahara received increased rainfall between 8,700 and 4,300 years ago, ...

On the floor and walls of the cave called Ségognole 3 were several carvings which included horses and the female human form. But there were other cuts and markings in the cave that had different ...

Researchers have discovered what may be the world’s oldest 3D map, located within a quartzitic sandstone megaclast in the ...

It allowed Professor Simek's team to "lower" the cave floor up to 4 meters, enough for the complete motifs to come into view for the first time.

The US National Park Service announced the identification of a new species of ancient shark, Clavusodens mcginnisi, ...

This story appears in the September 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Several years ago, on assignment for National Geographic, I ventured inside a cave in Uganda to photograph a roost ...

As the investigation moved to the cave floor, scientists discovered a well-preserved skeleton which appeared to have been buried with ritualistic elements, which indicated a sophisticated cultural ...

William Whiskerson: What a funny place this is. Emily: Yeah. Narrator: Sometimes, rocks also build up on the cave floor. They grow into rock formations called stalagmites. These form very slowly.