Explore Mammoth Cave National Park, the longest cave system on Earth, featuring the richest known habitat for cave wildlife in the world. It may be difficult to think of caves as spacious and grand, ...

The surface of Mammoth Cave National Park encompasses about 80 square miles. No one knows how big the underside is. More than 365 miles of the five-level cave system have been mapped, and new ...

An ongoing Paleontological Resource Inventory discovered the new species, called Clavusodens mcginnisi, while collecting ...

At least 20 employees at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky areis feeling the effects of sweeping federal job cuts put in place by the Trump administration at national parks across the country.

The entrance to the cave looks sterilized — a stainless steel door that wouldn’t seem out of place in a hospital looks wholly foreign out here in Mammoth Cave National Park. Yet our cave guide ...

MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. (WBKO) – Fossils from a previously unknown species of shark have been unearthed at Mammoth Cave National Park, shedding new light on ancient marine life.

Credit: NPS Illustration / Benji Paysnoe Researchers collecting fossils deep inside Kentucky's Mammoth Cave have uncovered the remains of a never-before-seen species — an absolutely tiny ancient ...

A tiny shark species dating back hundreds of millions of years has been identified at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, the National Park Service announced Monday. The identification was ...

It may come as a surprise that the subterranean world of Mammoth Cave is not immune to the impacts of air pollution. Airborne contaminants can find their way into the cave passages, affecting delicate ...

Mammoth Cave is a treasure trove for ancient fish fossils, with more than 70 different species identified within its walls, according to a 2024 study published in the journal Parks Stewardship Forum.

MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. — A new-to-science species of ancient shark was recently discovered in Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. The small shark named Clavusodens mcginnisi, or “McGinnis ...