BYRON, Minn. — Underneath the rolling farmland in southeast Minnesota, there's a lot to be learned about soil conservation. If you're not afraid of getting stuck. Living and working in Fillmore County ...

Every year as young athletes start lifting programs in high schools, there is one common issue with teenage boys and girls: knee caving during weighted and non-weighted squats and lunges. You ...

For Ethan Reuter and his brother, Ian, caving is closer to a lifestyle than a hobby. And though both are in school, they're underground every weekend. You probably spend your weekends trying new bars ...

Matt Ewles says rescue incidents give caving a bad reputation After an arduous 30-hour operation to save three men trapped underground highlighted the potential perils of caving, some may question its ...

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Patrick Werszner and a friend visited the Stephens Gap Cave Preserve in Jackson County last Sunday. The 18-year-old UAB student sat on a ledge -- what Stephens Gap cavers call "The Pedestal" -- inside ...

This story is part of a series. View the other stories here. Mountains aren’t just solid stone. Beneath their austere foundation, spaces wind deep into the earth — places people have long explored.

A number of Democratic representatives on Sunday vented they do not support their Senate colleagues “caving” on a deal to end the government shutdown if it excludes an extension to Affordable Care Act ...

No great surprise, then, that caving in limestone regions is considered a wet and risky business. "Hypothermia is our greatest danger," explains Klimchouk. In the Krubera Cave, for example, the ...

Missouri’s show caves share a common trait: accessibility. At Fantastic Caverns, where propane-powered Jeeps pull visitors through, Hubert Heck likes to tell them, “The only step you’ll have to take ...