Caves
Members of the French team that participated in the "Deep Time" study, emerge from the Lombrives Cave after 40 days underground in Ussat les Bains, France, Saturday, April 24, 2021. After 40 days in voluntary isolation, 15 people participating in a scientific experiment have emerged from a vast cave in southwestern France. Eight men and seven women lived in the dark, damp depths of the Lombrives cave in the Pyrenees to help researchers understand how people adapt to drastic changes in living conditions and environments. They had no clocks, no sunlight and no contact with the world above. (AP Photo/Renata Brito)
Out of the cave: French isolation study ends after 40 days

By Renata Brito Apr. 24, 2021 03:59 AM EDT

Nicole Russell looks out from her porch, Friday, March 12, 2021, in Kendall, Fla. Because of the pandemic, Nicole because fearful of leaving her home and retreated to her bedroom for days at a time. While some felt restricted by the confinement of home "caves", others found a sense of safety and comfort, becoming increasingly accustomed to the isolation. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Coming out of the cave: As life creeps back, some feel dread

By Kelli Kennedy Apr. 03, 2021 11:00 AM EDT

A worker wearing a mask peeps out behind construction barrier with a notice depicting a bat and advocating for people not to eat wild animals at the airport in Kunming in southern China's Yunnan province on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. More than a year since the first known person was infected with the coronavirus, an Associated Press investigation has found the Chinese government is strictly controlling all research into its origins, clamping down on some while actively promoting theories that it could have come from outside China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
China clamps down in hidden hunt for coronavirus origins

By Dake Kang, Maria Cheng And Sam Mcneil Dec. 30, 2020 12:39 AM EST

Researchers from Brazil's state-run Fiocruz Institute shine a light on a bat they captured in the Atlantic Forest during a nighttime outing in Pedra Branca state park, near Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. The outing was part of a project to collect and study viruses present in wild animals — including bats, which many scientists believe were linked to the outbreak of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Scientists focus on bats for clues to prevent next pandemic

By Christina Larson, Aniruddha Ghosal And Marcelo Silva De Sousa Dec. 14, 2020 01:09 AM EST

This photo provided by the U.S. Department of Energy shows a section of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve facility in West Hackberry, La. U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, that Hurricane Laura did significant damage at the site, which holds about 30% of the nation's store of emergency crude oil. (U.S. Department of Energy via AP)
Hurricane hit oil storage site, but no shortages expected

By Janet Mcconnaughey Sep. 09, 2020 02:08 PM EDT

Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid (97) leads a skate during NHL hockey practice, Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Edmonton, Alberta. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
Emily Cave has special gifts for late husband's teammates

Jul. 24, 2020 10:32 PM EDT

Mammoth Cave reopens 1 self-guided tour

Jun. 10, 2020 03:41 AM EDT
CAVE CITY, Ky. (AP) — Mammoth Cave National Park has reopened one self-guided cave tour, officials said. The tour in the cave's historic...

FILE - In this April 17, 2020, file photo, an oil rig stands against the setting sun in Midland, Texas. Texas regulators are relaxing rules about where companies can store oil underground, raising concern among environmentalists about potential groundwater contamination and other dangers. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman, File)
Texas eases underground oil storage rules, raising concerns

By Cathy Bussewitz May. 05, 2020 05:35 PM EDT

Oilers’ Cave dies at 25...Boo Boo Woods transferring to Arizona State...Gundy apologizes

Apr. 12, 2020 02:05 AM EDT
TORONTO (AP) — Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave has died at 25 less than a week after being diagnosed with a brain bleed. Cave was placed in a medically...