The Xiaozhai Tiankeng stands as the textbook example of what happens when karst processes are given perfect working ...

Geologists colloquially call this the earth’s “plumbing system” — the complex network of underground drainage pathways that are a part of the water cycle. Human-caused sinkholes can force ...

Most of us associate sinkholes with frightening abysses, but in China, they’re considered ... “The scene down there was ...

Sinkholes that result from the removal of a soluble rock such as chalk, gypsum or limestone are called solution sinkholes. Streams or rivers that enter a sinkhole and disappear underground are ...

A sinkhole is a section of land that has collapsed in on itself, sometimes for many feet. If the sinkhole is big enough, it can swallow an entire house. But in May 2022, scientists discovered a ...

Hidden beneath New Zealand’s lush landscapes, the Te Anau Glowworm Caves are a mesmerizing underground wonder ... Originally a natural gas field that collapsed into a sinkhole, geologists set it on ...

Xiaozhai Tiankeng, a giant ... China, is astonishing scientists with its hidden wonders. Known as a “tiankeng,” or “Heavenly Pit,” the sinkhole measures 630 feet deep, 1,000 feet long, and 492 feet ...

Its biggest and most recent find was two years ago: an ancient forest ... Sinkholes are rare. China - and Guangxi particularly - has so many because of the abundance of limestone. When an ...

The Leye County in southern China is home to 30 gigantic sinkholes collectively called ... “The scene down there was stunning: an underground pristine forest with no trace of human activities ...