Scientists in China's Yunnan province have discovered 20 new viruses in bats, including two closely related to the deadly ...

Evidence for bat-like flying mammals appears as far back as the Eocene Epoch, some 50 million years ago; however, the fossil record tracing bat evolution is scanty. Based on similarities of bones and ...

Researchers have discovered two new viruses in bats that are closely related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses—pathogens ...

Guided cave tours, which are included in all ticket prices, operate daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (with extra tours during school and public holidays) and last about 45 minutes.

The disease, called white-nose syndrome, is caused by a fungus called Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd). It can sometimes ...

Cliff Cave Park | Oakville, Missouri | 30 minutes from downtown St. Louis. This beautiful 525-acre public park is home to biking and hiking trails, fishing spots, shelters, and more. The cave’s ...

By contrast, lava caves, widely known as lava tubes, are formed in a geological instant—a year or two, sometimes weeks—by an eruption from the Earth’s crust.

Six students from across the county learned all they could about caves and what dwells within them during a cave camp Tuesday ...