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 ...

Our report on the study of karst took us from local experts to a globally-acclaimed scientist. The ground under Augusta County, the way it's formed, is simple to conceptualize if you picture one ...

Sinkholes, often dramatic manifestations of karst geomorphology, result from the dissolution of soluble rock, such as limestone, dolomite, or evaporites, by naturally acidic groundwater. This process ...

It turns out that caves do a good job of providing significant answers. Those that contain animal fossils and records of ancient humans, for example, have been shown to have great value for ...

Steven Poulton, Chief Executive of Altus, commented: "The drilling programme and seismic surveys at the Lakanfla project in western Mali have successfully proven the existence of a karst style system.