Genevieve Formation, one of four major rock formations within Mammoth Cave National Park. This layer of limestone and shale formed on the bottom of a warm ocean reef. Prior to research that began at ...

Explorers have uncovered loads of rocks, crystals, and geological formations throughout Mammoth Cave's passages. Since the ...

Under a swath of Kentucky hills and hollows is a limestone labyrinth that became the heartland of a national park. The surface of Mammoth Cave National Park encompasses about 80 square miles.

Inside the gaping mouth of Mammoth Cave, hibernating bats sleep in permanent twilight, each huddled in its own limestone crevice ... the bat’s claws from the rock and slips the four-inch ...

I stood 200 feet below the Kentucky countryside, looking at three lines of graffiti written in pencil on the white limestone wall of Mammoth Cave. “A Rust 1861 ... the men who etched their names in ...

Just outside Mammoth Cave National Park, this charming Kentucky city has plenty of thrilling activities and outdoor ...

The “historic entrance” of Mammoth Cave National Park on Feb. 22, 2025. This is the largest natural opening into the Mammoth Cave system and was first used by prehistoric people roughly 4,000 ...

Despite the impacts, national park officials noted that the visitor center and cave tours remain open. They added that park crews are continuing clean-up efforts in impacted areas. Mammoth Cave ...

MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. – Parts of Kentucky have recently suffered historic flooding, causing some damage at Mammoth Cave National Park. Among the impacts from the severe storms, the Green River ferry ...

This discovery, published in the Journal of Paleontology, is part of a larger project to catalog fossils from Mammoth Cave in Kentucky ... hawesi (ALMNH:Paleo:20553) from the Bangor Limestone (Alabama ...

A tourism brochure for New Zealand's Waitomo Caves from 1928 What’s waiting for us within the mysterious depths of a cave? It’s been the stuff of legend and campfire stories for centuries.

MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. – Parts of Kentucky have recently suffered historic flooding, causing some damage at Mammoth Cave National Park. Among the impacts from the severe storms, the Green River ferry ...