BYRON, Minn. — Underneath the rolling farmland in southeast Minnesota, there's a lot to be learned about soil conservation. If you're not afraid of getting stuck. Living and working in Fillmore County ...

Matt Ewles says rescue incidents give caving a bad reputation After an arduous 30-hour operation to save three men trapped underground highlighted the potential perils of caving, some may question its ...

Exploring a cave can be a fascinating experience as long as it's done smartly and safely. Traditionally known as spelunking in North America, caving requires individuals to be in good health and ...

In the absolute darkness 333 feet beneath Tennessee's Cardwell Mountain, I am belly-crawling through a passage barely wider than my shoulders, headlamp cutting through blackness so complete it seems ...

This story is part of a series. View the other stories here. Mountains aren’t just solid stone. Beneath their austere foundation, spaces wind deep into the earth — places people have long explored.

A number of Democratic representatives on Sunday vented they do not support their Senate colleagues “caving” on a deal to end the government shutdown if it excludes an extension to Affordable Care Act ...