Inside Wind Cave the scientists found that chemicals fossilised within the rocks shine in brilliant hues of pink, blue, and ...

Scientists are trying to understand how the caves formed and how life is supported in extreme environments. The post ...

Astrobiologist Joshua Sebree of the University of Northern Iowa suggests that South Dakota's Wind Cave exhibits chemical ...

Findings about the chemical makeup of cave systems can teach us about life in places humans have yet to reach.

With that said, South Dakota's Wind Cave National Park offers travelers the unique chance to explore not only the 150 miles of mapped passageways through a breathtaking cave but also 33,970 acres ...

Deep underground, some caves on Earth are hiding a glowing secret—one that could help scientists understand how life might ...

Researchers use a portable fluorescence spectrometer to analyze the glowing formations in underground caves. Now, researchers ...

A section of South Dakota’s Wind Cave seen under normal white light (left image) transforms into something otherworldly when placed under UV light (right image).

Fluorescent caves on Earth may hold the secrets to survival necessary for scientists to detect life elsewhere in the universe ...

Located on the Great Plains and home to Badlands National Park, Mount Rushmore, Wind Cave National Park, and nine Native American tribes, South Dakota attracts visitors who are thrilled by the ...