Hidden River Cave in Horse Cave was closed to the public for decades until a local effort to clean it out began.

Explore Mammoth Cave National Park to encounter the diversity of wildlife that live in its forests, streams, lakes, and caves ...

Signs inside the National Park's Visitor Center say that cave trails will not resume until the government shutdown ends.

Around 700,000 people visited Mammoth Cave National Park last year. Until the shutdown ends, all underground cave tours are ...

Scientists uncovered two new prehistoric shark species, Troglocladodus trimblei and Glikmanius careforum, in Kentucky's Mammoth Cave. Preserved for 325 million years, these fossils offer a rare ...

Hidden River Cave was once filled with heavy metals and sewage that made the surrounding town smell awful. After a cleanup, it became a tourist draw. The entrance to Hidden River Cave lies just off ...

Mammoth Pictures and Stage 32 are partnering on a horror development pipeline, inviting screenwriters to apply for a program that will aid in developing and packaging genre projects. Submissions are ...

Five years after the Great American Outdoors Act became law, its effects continue to shape the visitor experience at Mammoth Cave National Park — above and below ground. The act was signed on Aug. 4, ...

A new species of shark was discovered in Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park.The ancient shark is called a "Macadens Olsoni."Experts say it had a distinct curved row of teeth, used to crush small ...

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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 ...

It grew to less than a foot in length and likely feasted on mollusks and worms. A new species of ancient shark has been discovered at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, officials said. Named ...