Since the late 1800s, women have studied Ancient Egypt, but it wasn't always easy to enter the profession. Here are 8 trailblazers who led the way.

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a cave on Station Island in which St Patrick was reputedly shown a vision of purgatory had become a renowned place of pilgrimage; it was one of the few Irish locations denoted on medieval maps ...

Hidden among the rolling hills of southeastern Missouri lies a geological wonderland where massive pink granite boulders ...

Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, home to Missouri’s highest point and its tallest waterfall, lies just a short drive away. Together, these parks showcase the surprisingly diverse and dramatic geology of ...

The Devil’s Kettle is a waterfall where the Brule River splits in two, with one half flowing normally while the other half ...

The cave is one of about 275 known caves in Sequoia and neighboring Kings Canyon National Park. The park’s only publicly ...

Pavlova is a Russian speleologist, or a scientist studying caves, and she was on a mission to map caves in the region. But, she needed the help of a local who knew the rocky caverns inside and out.