MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. – Parts of Kentucky have recently suffered historic flooding, causing some damage at Mammoth Cave National Park. Among the impacts from the severe storms, the Green River ferry ...

Mammoth Cave, the world's longest known cave system, stretches 426 miles under Kentucky. The cave's limestone began forming 330 million years ago when the region was submerged under an ocean. Visitors ...

How will the 2025 government shutdown impact Kentucky? Here are five ways how the commonwealth was affected in 2018 and 2019.

Roads and trails may remain open during the government shutdown, but many visitor services are expected to temporarily cease.

In historic discovery relayed by Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park, paleontologists have come up with the first open announcement regarding the discovery of two new species of shark, presenting ...

In our Uniquely Kentucky stories, Herald-Leader journalists bring you the quirky and cool, historic and infamous, beloved and unforgettable, and everything-in-between stories of what makes our ...

In a historic breakthrough from Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park, paleontologists have made a discovery of two new species of sharks, giving insight into the prehistoric sea life of the world.

Film industry pioneer Madame Sul-Te-Wan, General Burnside Island State Resort Park, and more. Researchers have uncovered the fossilized teeth of ancient shark species at Mammoth Cave; Madame ...

MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. — A new-to-science species of ancient shark was recently discovered in Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. The small shark named Clavusodens mcginnisi, or “McGinnis’ nail tooth,” ...

Beneath the surface of an otherwise unassuming National Park, a labyrinth showcases hundreds of millions of years of geologic history. Each shade of tan layered on the walls represents a different era ...