As they span significant areas of Asia, Europe and the Americas, karst landscapes cover some 15 percent of the Earth’s land mass. Scientists estimate that these areas of porous bedrock are home to as ...

The Munro Karst system was provisionally added to the list last year and efforts are underway to make the recognition permanent. A report is being prepared as part of the process to have a cave ...

Karst formations are distinguished by their high levels of species diversity and endemism, including ferns and lycophytes. However, the existing data on plant community composition in karst formations ...

Two Chinese scientific researchers were successfully rescued recently from underwater karst caves in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region after being missing for 69 hours. According to ...

After several failed attempts, the team found a stalagmite containing a spike in sulfur in one of the deposit’s growth layers matching the rough timing of the Laacher See eruption.