We lay 1,200 feet, more or less, beneath the desert, down countless rope pitches and miles of tortuous passage from the single entrance to Lechuguilla Cave in New Mexico's Carlsbad Caverns ...

Northup: The ones in Lechuguilla are mainly but not totally outside the surface world. There's obviously no sunlight, and some of these organisms are 1,000 feet or more below the surface.

Without a doubt, one of the most awe-inspiring discoveries of recent times has been made: A pristine and mysterious pool ...

There are two ways to make a cave: fast and slow. Many of the world’s most iconic caves—Carlsbad Caverns and Lechuguilla in New Mexico, Mammoth Cave in Kentucky—were carved out over millions ...

Marina del Pilar administration assists more than 623,000 people... Lechuguilla is a fermented drink that is made in areas of southern Jalisco since pre-Hispanic times. It has a flavor similar to beer ...

One of the most famed recent discoveries, Lechuguilla Cave, was discovered after decades of cave explorers hearing wind rushing through the cave. The National Park Service conducted a dig operation to ...

Lechuguilla Cave at Carlsbad Caverns is the deepest limestone cave in the country, and the fifth-longest known cave in the world. Read more about Oil and Gas Development Delayed Near Carlsbad Caverns ...

Carlsbad Cavern's largest cave is the Lechuguilla Cave which expands for 140 miles. Access to this cave is limited to ...

Lechuguilla Cave stands out from the others, providing an underground laboratory where geological and biological processes can be studied in a pristine setting. Description is available under license ...