MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. — Though the federal shutdown has affected several national parks across America, Mammoth Cave National ...

Cave tour operations at Mammoth Cave National Park are closed, according to an alert on the National Park Service website. Other areas within the park “remain as accessible as possible,” the website ...

Mammoth Cave National Park remains open, but guided tours are canceled during the federal shutdown, leaving visitors seeking alternatives. Kids are hollering '6-7' in the classroom. Here's what it ...

Two new species of shark have been discovered at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky.The new species, Troglocladodus trimblei and Glikmanius careforum, were discovered through the ongoing ...

The air is cool and damp. The light shining from behind is low and tinted, while a park ranger's hand hovers over a button. Then, a switch clicks. Light floods a chasm in the stone, a chamber called ...

Hidden River Cave was once filled with heavy metals and sewage that made the surrounding town smell awful. After a cleanup, it became a tourist draw. The entrance to Hidden River Cave lies just off ...

Ready or not, our friends out on the west coast are going to be privy to a killer time, as death metal outfit Mammoth Grinder recently announced a two-week-long tour of the region. Set to kick off on ...

MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. — A new-to-science species of ancient shark was recently discovered in Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. The Macadens olsoni is known for its unique tooth whorl, a curved row ...

Experts say it had a distinct curved row of teeth, used to crush small sea creatures. The fossils found are estimated to be 355 million years old, back when Mammoth Cave was nothing but warm shallow ...

A rare bite into the past. The fossilized tooth of a newly discovered ancient shark species – dating back about 340 million years – has been unearthed in the world’s largest cave system, officials ...