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.

With the proclamation of International Day of Caves and Karst during the 43rd UNESCO General Conference in 2025 in Uzbekistan, UNESCO marked a new milestone for global geological heritage by ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

A sinkhole in southern China is part of the karst landscape, shaped by water and a home for trees, plants, and animals. A team exploring the three cave entrances and sinkhole floor are looking for any ...