The total area of global karst regions is approximately 22 million square kilometers, accounting for roughly 15% of the Earth's land surface. These regions ...

YORK TOWNSHIP - To call Bellevue and its surrounding area Ohio's sinkhole capitol is not too much of stretch. Sinkholes, disappearing streams, caves and springs are some of karst terrain's signature ...

The vast yet inaccessible underground waters in southwest Yunnan Province represent the front lines of China’s freshwater crisis. Two openings in the earth, Shi Dong and Nan Dong caves, where the Yang ...

Although caves and karst landscapes often serve as a destination for fourth grade field trips, they certainly have direct relevance to the 1.5 billion people who live in karst regions — many of whom ...

WINONA COUNTY, Minn. (WKBT) -- The EPA is urging state agencies to address contaminated drinking water in southeast Minnesota. The EPA is responding to 11 advocacy groups who petitioned the agency ...

It covers a quarter of the United States, and almost as much of the entire world. It results in the creation of most caves visited each year by millions of tourists around the globe, including the ...

A new species of Salicaceae was discovered in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, adding to the rich diversity of flora in the karst region in Guangxi, according to Guangxi Institute of ...

The new gecko species is described as being long and slender and of “moderate” size just under 3 inches long, according to a study. Photo by Zhong Huang. While surveying the forests around southern ...

Background and aims Nitrogen (N) and/or phosphorus (P) limitation to primary productivity and other biological processes can change in a variety of ways as ecosystems develop. How N limitation and P ...

This file photo taken on May 4, 2024 shows a fruit-bearing twig of Carrierea leyensis, a new species of Salicaceae discovered in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua) A new species ...