Researchers have long considered these cave systems valuable archaeological archives. The latest discovery is part of a ...

On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: Hidden beneath Earth’s surface are caverns and pathways that hold the secrets of our planet’s very beginnings. Even after decades of exploration, there are ...

Cave diving combines the thrill of scuba diving and with the excitement of exploring a cave; it’s a challenging activity even for experienced explorers. At these four sites — some of the most popular ...

A prehistoric skeleton has been found in an intricate underwater cave system along Mexico’s Caribbean coast, an area that ...

The body of a legendary cave diver who vanished under water in Texas on Wednesday has been recovered by his own team. Brett Hemphill was the adventurer behind the nonprofit Karst Underwater Research ...

A cave diver known for his record-breaking dives and contributions to scientific research has died during an underwater expedition. Divers recovered the body of Brett Hemphill, the 56-year-old ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) -A group of cave divers is celebrating a milestone in their efforts to map out an unknown world beneath our feet. On Jan. 7, divers with the Woodville Karst Plain Project ...

A scuba diver died while navigating an intricate network of caves in the Florida Panhandle that extend hundreds of feet below the surface, officials said. A rescue mission was launched for three ...

Brett Hemphill, a record-setting cave diver based in Florida, died in Texas while exploring one of the deepest underwater cave systems in the U.S., authorities said. He was 56. Hemphill was exploring ...

HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. -- What draws scuba divers to the caves around Florida's freshwater springs, they say, is the "Star Trek Syndrome" -- discovering a majestic chamber where no man has gone before.

THAM LUANG CAVE, Thailand — Just reaching 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped in a cave in northern Thailand required a six-hour underground journey that is grueling and treacherous even for the ...