Matt Ewles says rescue incidents give caving a bad reputation After an arduous 30-hour operation to save three men trapped underground highlighted the potential perils of caving, some may question its ...

BYRON, Minn. — Underneath the rolling farmland in southeast Minnesota, there's a lot to be learned about soil conservation. If you're not afraid of getting stuck. Living and working in Fillmore County ...

In the absolute darkness 333 feet beneath Tennessee's Cardwell Mountain, I am belly-crawling through a passage barely wider than my shoulders, headlamp cutting through blackness so complete it seems ...

Opinion: Trump isn’t ‘screwing around’ with our elections — it’s dangerous to suggest he is Scripps News obtains new records ...

For Ethan Reuter and his brother, Ian, caving is closer to a lifestyle than a hobby. And though both are in school, they're underground every weekend. You probably spend your weekends trying new bars ...

This story is part of a series. View the other stories here. Mountains aren’t just solid stone. Beneath their austere foundation, spaces wind deep into the earth — places people have long explored.

You might not think about caves in the same breath as you do the deep ocean or outer space, but you probably should. There are approximately 70,000 caves in the United States alone, but the vast ...

Missouri’s show caves share a common trait: accessibility. At Fantastic Caverns, where propane-powered Jeeps pull visitors through, Hubert Heck likes to tell them, “The only step you’ll have to take ...