Caves

The St. Louis University team discovered microplastics in water and sediment in a cave that had been mostly closed to humans for 30 years.

The drought affecting the Midwest has revealed an extra 1,100 feet to a cave in the Missouri Ozarks at Smallin Cave, a registered National Historic Place.

What was supposed to be a caving excursion in Missouri turned into a rescue mission after a dog was found curled up and malnourished about 500 feet into the cave system.

On a cold, rainy Saturday morning, about a dozen people hopped out of their trucks with helmets, headlights and other climbing gear at the side of a…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 1, 2012 - Ted Pettus, one of my oldest, best and most talented friends, was in town this weekend…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 31, 2009 - When William Curtis Sleeper listed his Festus cave home on eBay last winter -- asking…