A Pennsylvania dentist thought a “bat bomb," with 1,000 bats starting fires, would end the war faster than the atomic bomb.

Evidence of the reef's maritime history is still visible in the Carlsbad Caverns today in the form of fossilized ammonites, snails, nautiloids, bivalves and trilobites. The caverns themselves ...

Below you’ll find the ultimate guide to the park, including info about cave tours, other things to do, the park's history, ...

Active drilling rigs in New Mexico. More than Wyoming, North Dakota and Utah combined. Most are located in Eddy County, home of Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Carlsbad Caverns is home to some of the ...

Lechuguilla Cave at Carlsbad Caverns is the deepest limestone cave in the country, and the fifth-longest known cave in the world. Read more about Oil and Gas Development Delayed Near Carlsbad Caverns ...