Most Popular Papers *
Cyanobacteria and algae from Chýnov and Koněprusy caves (Czech Republic)
Michaela Wipplingerová, Jan Pokorný, and Jan Kaštovský
- First phycological study of lampenflora in two open Czech caves
- Localities are dominated by Trebouxiophyceae/Chlorophyceae and filamentous cyanobacteria
- Diatoms, Streptophyta, Xanthophyceae and Euglenophyta are accompanying groups
- Molecular methods have revealed several new species for this type of habitat
Cave minerals of the 21st century: A 2025 review and update
Bogdan P. Onac
- List of cave minerals of the world updated
- 54 new minerals added
- Volcanic caves and lava tubes contributed the most minerals to this update
The dissolution and conversion of gypsum and anhydrite
Alexander Klimchouk
Counter-intuitive links between cave genesis and subaerial stream dynamics in the Têt valley–Lachambre network, eastern Pyrenees, France
Stéphane Jaillet, Gabriel Hez, Marc Calvet, Magali Delmas, Edwige Pons-Branchu, and Yanni Gunnell
- Links between cave passages and fluvial terraces are not a simple altitudinal relationship
- The longitudinal profiles of the terraces are ten times steeper than the underground profiles
- New U/Th ages and published 26Al/10Be burial ages are faced on the same low-gradient cave passage
- This cave passage is active during MIS 6, MIS 4, and MIS 2, and records several alluvial cycles
- Caution is needed when using caves as tools to quantify valley incision
The affordable DIY Mandeye LiDAR system for surveying caves, and how to convert 3D clouds into traditional cave ground plans and extended profiles
Loris Redovniković, Antun Jakopec, Janusz Będkowski, and Jurica Jagetić
- Low-cost LiDAR enables precise, accessible cave mapping
- Open-source tools streamline cave surveying workflows
- Mobile mapping provides detailed, reproducible cave models
- Automation simplifies generating cave ground plans and profiles
- Community-driven innovation advances speleological research
A world review of fungi, yeasts, and slime molds in caves
Karen J. Vanderwolf, David Malloch, Donald F. McAlpine, and Graham J. Forbes
4D flow pattern of the longest cave in the Eastern Alps (Schönberg-Höhlensystem, Totes Gebirge)
Lukas Plan, Eva Kaminsky, Pauline Oberender, Clemens Tenreiter, and Maximilian Wimmer
- Speleogenesis of a 156 km long and 1061 m deep Alpine cave system is studied
- Arrangement of passages at two slightly inclined planes is confirmed as speleogenetic phases
- Morphological observations reveal a reversal of flow-direction through time
- According to current hydrological conditions, a dual flow is proposed
- Unlike other karst massifs in the NCA, sediments support autogenic recharge for Totes Gebirge
The world’s deepest subterranean community - Krubera-Voronja Cave (Western Caucasus)
Alberto Sendra and Ana Sofia P.S. Reboleira
Tracer tests in karst hydrogeology and speleology
Nico Goldscheider, Joe Meiman, Michiel Pronk, and Christopher Smart
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» Updated as of 03/26/25.
