Steven Poulton, Chief Executive of Altus, commented: "The drilling programme and seismic surveys at the Lakanfla project in western Mali have successfully proven the existence of a karst style system.

For more than a decade, environmental activist Iwan Dento has opposed the mining of the limestone karst formations in his homeland of Maros, Indonesia. Until 2013, the karst mountain area of ...

What better time to learn about and plan a visit to a cave than this year, dubbed the first ever International Year of Caves and Karst by the International Union of Speleology. Karst can be found ...

Sinkholes, often dramatic manifestations of karst geomorphology, result from the dissolution of soluble rock, such as limestone, dolomite, or evaporites, by naturally acidic groundwater. This process ...

Missouri is freckled with geologic features like caves and sinkholes. This is because the bedrock — composed of soluble rock like limestone and dolomite — is conducive to karst formation. Missouri has ...

From monumental limestone pillars to mysterious caves, Slovakia is home to a remarkable variety of natural rock formations. While some are well-known, others remain hidden in remote valleys and ...

A massive 630ft-deep sinkhole has been found in China in which a stunning ancient forest range has been discovered by researchers with trees as tall as 131ft (40m) and could include species that have ...

Credit: Fauna & Flora/Cover Images Scientists have discovered not one but three new species of karst-dwelling geckos in previously unexplored limestone hills in Battambang Province, western Cambodia.

During a survey of wildlife in Battambang Province, western Cambodia, previously undiscovered gecko species were unearthed. The researchers who conducted the study suspect the area holds many more ...