It’s surrounded by natural attractions and encapsulates the appeal of this karst region formed by the ... the watch of a giant rock the shape of a stalagmite. It looks like Maya Bay from the ...

In the far north, meanwhile, Friuli-Venezia Giulia’s Karst Plateau offers excellent ... natural grottoes adorned with ­stalactite and stalagmite formations (the Grotta delle Meraviglie is ...

One of the area's most beloved trails for hiking and biking is open after being closed nearly a year. Flip Putthoff is a staff photographer and outdoors reporter. He's covered outdoor recreation ...

Sinocyclocheilus zhenningensis, or the Zhenning Golden-lined Barbel, belongs to a group of fish found only in the southwestern karst area “adjacent to the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China ...

Photo by Wang L, Luo Q, and Zhang R (2025) Sinocyclocheilus zhenningensis, or the Zhenning Golden-lined Barbel, belongs to a group of fish found only in the southwestern karst area “adjacent to ...