In Estonia, about one third of the water intended for human consumption comes from karst aquifers. These aquifers are prone to a number of water management problems, such as poor self-cleaning ...

Have you ever wondered how an entire river could simply disappear? While it might sound like magic, the sudden vanishing of ...

As flowing water erodes the limestone layered beneath the Earth’s surface in southwestern Indiana, caves and sinkholes develop. This hilly underground landscape occurs naturally and allows unfiltered ...

Fallicambarus fodiens (Cottle, 1863), the digger crayfish, is widespread across lowland woods and other wetlands of the eastern United States. More recently, F. fodiens was discovered in two caves ...

Our report on the study of karst took us from local experts to a globally-acclaimed scientist. The ground under Augusta County, the way it's formed, is simple to conceptualize if you picture one ...

Dr. Jayson Q. Caranza, an assistant professor at the Nueva Vizcaya State University, dips in an underground river inside the Capisaan Cave System that is home to awe-inspiring rock formations. With ...

Renowned cave explorer Dr. Chris Groves goes deep into Mammoth Cave to see how torrential rainfall above affects underground rivers and ancient passages. Chris Groves: Right here, roughly probably 250 ...

"The drilling programme and seismic surveys at the Lakanfla project in western Mali have successfully proven the existence of a karst style system. While a potential supergene enriched blanket has not ...