An application by a hard-rock quarry near Mt Etna to increase extraction from 100,000 to one million tonnes annually has been ...

Mexican long-nosed bats have been identified in southeastern Arizona through citizen scientist efforts and innovative DNA ...

About 50,000 of these tiny bats will later return to Barker’s Cave in the Undara Volcanic National Park, four hours’ drive or ...

Their losses have surged at more than twice the rate of inflation since 2022, increasing by 24 per cent, while staff costs ...

The rare Carrara marble used by Michelangelo is mined in a Tuscan mega quarry at an altitude of around 1,000 meters.

In the main cave, the roof is stabilised by rock dowels and grouting ... intricate networks of the mine’s galleries have made it an ideal habitat for bats, turning the mine into an important bat ...

New 'Paradise' and other TV shows, movies build interesting worlds where an elite few find shelter after apocalypse.

Winter is the perfect time to go on a cave tour at Carter Caves State Resort Park. The inside the caves ranges between 45 and ...

Kentucky is generally associated with derbies, whiskey and fried chicken, but there is much more to explore in the Bluegrass State, from a museum on Corvettes to a sprawling underground cave system.

A case of the bleeding virus Marburg has been confirmed in Tanzania, a week after authorities denied there was an outbreak.