Film industry pioneer Madame Sul-Te-Wan, General Burnside Island State Resort Park, and more. Researchers have uncovered the fossilized teeth of ancient shark species at Mammoth Cave; Madame ...

While the visitor center at Mammoth Cave National Park is closed during the federal government shutdown, tourism offices from ...

Beneath the surface of an otherwise unassuming National Park, a labyrinth showcases hundreds of millions of years of geologic history. Each shade of tan layered on the walls represents a different era ...

In a historic breakthrough from Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park, paleontologists have made a discovery of two new species of sharks, giving insight into the prehistoric sea life of the world.

Cave explorer Floyd Collins got trapped in Sand Cave in Kentucky 100 years ago and later died. The incident drew national attention and helped lead to the creation of Mammoth Cave National Park.

In our Uniquely Kentucky stories, Herald-Leader journalists bring you the quirky and cool, historic and infamous, beloved and unforgettable, and everything-in-between stories of what makes our ...

An epic archaeological discovery of a new species of ancient shark was recently made at Mammoth Cave National Park, dating back approximately 340 to 335 million years. Researchers named the latest ...

A rare bite into the past. The fossilized tooth of a newly discovered ancient shark species – dating back about 340 million years – has been unearthed in the world’s largest cave system, officials ...

Mammoth Cave, the world's longest known cave system, stretches 426 miles under Kentucky. The cave's limestone began forming 330 million years ago when the region was submerged under an ocean. Visitors ...