A study led by Prof. Chen Hongsong from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has ...

The Munro Karst system was provisionally added to the list last year and efforts are underway to make the recognition permanent. A report is being prepared as part of the process to have a cave ...

Hundreds of fish were swallowed by a sinkhole in China. Astonished locals reportedly watched as more than 500 fish were sucked into the hole along with the pond's water in Sangzi, Hunan, on March 3.

Karst formations are distinguished by their high levels of species diversity and endemism, including ferns and lycophytes. However, the existing data on plant community composition in karst formations ...

Two Chinese scientific researchers were successfully rescued recently from underwater karst caves in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region after being missing for 69 hours. According to ...

Karst refers to the topography, which can be above or below ground, formed from the dissolution of carbonate rocks such as limestone and dolomite. The awards were handed out at the recent UIRC ...

Introduction: Karst regions are integral to the global carbon cycle. However, land use changes of karst regions driven by urbanization and desertification contribute to the instability of carbon ...