When you’re lost in the woods, finding shelter is a top priority. Caves can be a lifesaver, but only if you know how to assess them for safety. After years of hiking and camping in the ...

There are renewed concerns in Modesto after a fire was set inside a cave along the Tuolumne River. It's among the latest ...

the caves are used by humans for “shelter, religious purposes, moonshine production, mining of saltpetre, groundwater, scientific and educational research, recreation, and as commercial ...

Residents take shelter in a similar cave near Hama in this photo from 2012. The civil war has been raging in Syria for almost five years. A displaced girl poses inside an underground cave in the ...

The caves later provided shelter to escaped slaves, who lived in them for months at a time. These ancient caves were formed in layers that accumulated over an estimated 300,000 years into three ...

As explosives rained down, residents in many cities sought shelter underground. Thousands headed to the Chislehurst Caves in Kent, which over time became a subterranean city, writes Claire Bates.

In addition to using the caves as a shelter during hurricanes, it's also believed that they stashed their treasure here. Discussion to turn the caves into a tourist attraction began in the 1990s ...