A team of scientists explores the mysteries of Mount Rainier’s Ice Caves. Bill Lokey planted his ice axe in the crumbly slope and scanned the cavern with his headlamp. Counting all the ups and downs, ...

A discovery in Italy once left researchers stunned as they unraveled the earliest known burial of a female human infant in a cave—a remarkable ... after the last Ice Age. This discovery is ...

He’s wearing a white helmet with his name and “Cave Rescue” printed on it. Cartaya is worried because the sun is starting to rise and hit the ice. His climbing partner Brent McGregor follows ...

Not until the late 19th century did humans learn of the extraordinary art produced by their Ice Age ancestors ... These early artists decorated walls of caves with delicate, dramatic animal ...

George Steinmetz was drawn to Mount Erebus, in Antarctica, by the ice. The volcano constantly sputters hot gas and lava, sculpting surreal caves and towers that the photographer had read about and ...