Sinkholes, often dramatic manifestations of karst geomorphology, result from the dissolution of soluble rock, such as limestone, dolomite, or evaporites, by naturally acidic groundwater. This process ...

A sinkhole in southern China is part of the karst landscape, shaped by water and a home for trees, plants, and animals. A team exploring the three cave entrances and sinkhole floor are looking for any ...

For more than a decade, environmental activist Iwan Dento has opposed the mining of the limestone karst formations in his homeland of Maros, Indonesia. Until 2013, the karst mountain area of ...

A youth group that started out as a rock-climbing club has reached new heights in its efforts to stop the illegal mining of the Citatah karst landscape in Indonesia’s West Java province. The karst’s ...