As the government shutdown appeared imminent at the end of the September, businesses and tourism agencies that surround Mammoth Cave braced for impact. Similar to the last prolonged shutdown in 2018, ...

Beneath the surface of an otherwise unassuming National Park, a labyrinth showcases hundreds of millions of years of geologic history. Each shade of tan layered on the walls represents a different era ...

A rare bite into the past. The fossilized tooth of a newly discovered ancient shark species – dating back about 340 million years – has been unearthed in the world’s largest cave system, officials ...

The air is cool and damp. The light shining from behind is low and tinted, while a park ranger's hand hovers over a button. Then, a switch clicks. Light floods a chasm in the stone, a chamber called ...

Cave explorer Floyd Collins got trapped in Sand Cave in Kentucky 100 years ago and later died. The incident drew national attention and helped lead to the creation of Mammoth Cave National Park.

Though cave tours at the Mammoth Cave National Park have been suspended, visitors can still access campgrounds and trails.

An explorer of the Mammoth Cave system in Kentucky who died 100 years ago is credited with the creation of the national park. A national park in Kentucky has the longest known cave system in the world ...

MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. — A new-to-science species of ancient shark was recently discovered in Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. The small shark named Clavusodens mcginnisi, or “McGinnis’ nail tooth,” ...

Mammoth Cave, the world's longest known cave system, stretches 426 miles under Kentucky. The cave's limestone began forming 330 million years ago when the region was submerged under an ocean. Visitors ...