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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Every year as young athletes start lifting programs in high schools, there is one common issue with teenage boys and girls: knee caving during weighted and non-weighted squats and lunges. You ...

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 ...

Patrick Werszner and a friend visited the Stephens Gap Cave Preserve in Jackson County last Sunday. The 18-year-old UAB student sat on a ledge -- what Stephens Gap cavers call "The Pedestal" -- inside ...

Humans are inquisitive creatures. We have pushed boundaries to reveal new frontiers since we've roamed the Earth. Once we mapped the surface of our planet, we pushed outward into space to unlock more ...

The Union of International Speleology (UIS) in its 14th ICS General Assembly meeting held in Athens, Greece in 2005 made Pakistan its member. The 39 countries present at the general assembly voted for ...

Sandwiched belly-down between faux rock and a hard place, Cave Dave shifts into a kind of dry side crawl, one arm outstretched and the other at his side. The move angles his shoulders into a position ...