The Fungus Responsible for White-Nose Syndrome in Bats?
October 31, 2011 | Washington Post
The Geomyces destructans fungus is thought to be responsible for the white-nose syndrome that has wiped out bat populations in many parts of North America. Understanding the source of the disease can be a big step towards stopping it. |
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Climate Record In Cave Stalagmites
September 30, 2011 | University of Alabama
“A 10,000-year-old weather report? Come on. That’s going a tad deep into the archives, isn’t it? Yet, that’s the untold story that caves on a South Pacific island are expected to reveal to a group of University of Alabama geologists.” Quoted from the University of Alabama research news. |
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Gypsum Crystals the Size of a House
September 15, 2011 | MSNBC
Huge crystals in the Cave of the Crystals in Naica, Mexico may have taken a million years or more to reach their current size. |
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Huge Increases in Florida Sinkhole Insurance Rates
July 28, 2011 | TampaBay.com
Sinkholes are an expensive problem in some parts of Florida. Now, after claims have far exceeded premiums, rates are going up an average of over 400% across the state and over 2000% in problem areas. |
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Geothermal Caverns in Colorado
July 27, 2011 | Glenwood Springs Post Independent
A presentation at the National Speleological Society annual meeting featured the Elephant Mountain vapor caves. These caves have a constant temperature of 86 degrees Fahrenheit and are heated by hot springs. Other caves in Colorado have typical temperatures of about 50 degrees Fahrenheit. |
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Britain’s Oldest Rock Art?
July 27, 2011 | BBC
With an estimated age of 14,000 years, a speared reindeer carving in Gower cave, United Kingdom, may be Britain’s oldest example of rock art. |
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Native Americans Used Lava Tubes as Animal Traps?
June 23, 2011 | Idaho Press
Bones and weapons found in the Wasden Caves suggest that Native Americans may have driven herds of large animals into the caves where they could be easily killed.
Researchers are currently working to obtain funding for excavations at the caves, the oldest archaeological site in Idaho. |
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Accident at Sinking Cove Cave, Tennessee
May 31, 2011 | CNN
An experienced caver was injured in a fall while exploring a difficult part of Sinking Cove Cave in Franklin County, Tennessee. |
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Record Dive in a New Zealand Cave
May 5, 2011 | National Geographic
National Geographic posted this video of a dive into a deep, cold-water New Zealand cave. The cave has a strong, cold current and the divers are searching for its source.
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Cave Dripstones In the European Alps Tell Uplift Story
May 4, 2011 | University of Innsbruk
“In a recent Geology paper Michael Meyer, University of Innsbruck, et al. report on ancient cave systems discovered near the summits of the Allgäu Mountains (Austria) that preserved the oldest radiometrically dated dripstones currently known from the European Alps.” Quoted from the University of Innsbruk press release. |
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Philippines Cave With a Record Bat Population
April 6, 2011 | National Geographic
A cave in the Philippines is thought to be inhabited by about 1.8 million Old World fruit bats. It is listed in the 2010 Guinness Book of World Records as the largest known colony. |
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Ancient Bones in Huge Underwater Cave
February 26, 2011 | National Geographic
Cave divers have found the remains of what could have been one of the earliest Americans. A human skull, mastodon bones, and more were discovered in the huge Hoyo Negro portion of Mexico’s Aktun-Hu underwater cave system, located on the Yucatan Peninsula. |
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