National Speleological Society

Breaking News

Your July NSS News is now available in your membership account at members.caves.org. Click on Quick Links, then NSS Publications. All issues can also be found in the Publications Archive.

The June 2021 Issue (Vol 83, No 2) is now online!
Find it in the Pubs Archive and on Members.caves.org. All individual articles can be found at caves.org/pub/journal/

NSS News Conservation Issue

At the direction of the Board of Governors, the annual conservation issue of the NSS News is provided publicly without restriction. Recent issues are available now, just click the graphic at right!

NSS 2021 Convention

It's happening NOW!
Go to NSS2021.caves.org
& Table of Video Contents!

NSS 2022 National Convention

It's time for a live convention! Get ready for...
NSS 2022 in South Dakota!
Watch the video! See the website!

Support Buy-a-Brick!

List of bricks purchased as of April 15, 2021
Check out this high-res photo of the brick patio!
Get yours!

Lechuguilla Cave 150th Mile

VIEW THEM ALL!
EXPLORATION: PLAYLIST 1 - PLAYLIST 2
SCIENCE PLAYLIST

International Year of Caves and Karst

Watch the IYCK MOVIE!
See the Opening Ceremony
Get the Planning Guide

Webinars and Luminary Talks

Moon Diver: Descent into the Lavas of the Moon

Deep volcanic collapse pits were discovered on the Moon: some of them opened into subterranean caverns. The NASA Moon Diver mission concept proposes to send an extreme terrain rover into one of these pits, rappelling down the wall to expose the history of the lunar mare.