In early May 1953, George Martin Burhans sat down at his typewriter to write The Tri-State Caver — the first newsletter of the Hagerstown Grotto, a local chapter of the National Speleological Society.

Lying face-down in a floating cabana during an aromatherapy massage in a 500,000-year-old cave is the closest thing to ...

The Mediterranean archipelago of Malta was awarded the 2026 Best Cave/Cavern/Grotto in Scuba Diving Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Award. The awards were presented in a special ceremony at the DEMA Show ...

Josh Cooper, right, with the SEMO Grotto National Speleological Society, and his companion, Tyler, lead a group through the Moore Cave System to locate grotto sculpin fish on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025.