As they span significant areas of Asia, Europe and the Americas, karst landscapes cover some 15 percent of the Earth’s land mass. Scientists estimate that these areas of porous bedrock are home to as ...

YORK TOWNSHIP - To call Bellevue and its surrounding area Ohio's sinkhole capitol is not too much of stretch. Sinkholes, disappearing streams, caves and springs are some of karst terrain's signature ...

A new study entitled Geologic Hazards in the Karst Regions of Virginia and West Virginia, Investigations and Analysis Concerning the Proposed Mountain Valley Gas Pipeline by Dr. Ernst H. Kastning, ...

Although caves and karst landscapes often serve as a destination for fourth grade field trips, they certainly have direct relevance to the 1.5 billion people who live in karst regions — many of whom ...

GeoKarst is a new EU-funded project highlighting a unique landscape of caves, gorges and medieval villages near Trieste Our guide turns out the lights and suddenly there is nothing. Just total ...

A new species of Salicaceae was discovered in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, adding to the rich diversity of flora in the karst region in Guangxi, according to Guangxi Institute of ...

It covers a quarter of the United States, and almost as much of the entire world. It results in the creation of most caves visited each year by millions of tourists around the globe, including the ...

WINONA COUNTY, Minn. (WKBT) -- The EPA is urging state agencies to address contaminated drinking water in southeast Minnesota. The EPA is responding to 11 advocacy groups who petitioned the agency ...

This file photo taken on May 4, 2024 shows a fruit-bearing twig of Carrierea leyensis, a new species of Salicaceae discovered in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua) A new species ...