"There’s a high probability that if you want to think about the most hospitable place where you want life to be outside the solar system, it’s going to be a cave," the professor leading the research ...

When it comes to understanding life in space, you’d think that an astrobiologist’s workload would be focused in, well, space.

Researchers from the University of Northern Iowa are exploring some of the nation’s deepest caves to learn about life in ...

Fluorescent caves deep below America show how alien life could exist on one of Jupiter's moons, say scientists. The chemistry in Wind Cave, South Dakota, means that, under an ultraviolet (UV ...

South Dakota's intriguing Jewel Cave National Monument, located about 55 miles southwest of Rapid City, is currently considered the fifth-longest cave in the world. With more than 200 miles of ...

Sebree’s team uses ultraviolet light to study mineral formations in South Dakota’s Wind Cave and other subterranean locations. When inspected under black light, ordinary cave walls reveal ...

Here’s why South Dakota is the ‘undisputed queen of maze caves’ in the U.S. Here’s why South Dakota is the ‘undisputed queen of maze caves’ in the U.S. This 45,500-year-old pig ...

This rental cabin in South Dakota is the perfect base camp for visiting underrated Wind Cave National Park and the rest of the Black Hills and Badlands.

The chemistry in Wind Cave, South Dakota, means that, under an ultraviolet (UV) light, chemicals fossilized within shine in brilliant hues of pink, blue and green. Scientists are using the ...