Postojna is one of the world’s longest limestone karst caves, recent explorations bringing its length to 24 kilometers (14.9 miles), with the possibility of it being 31km (19.3 miles) by a ...

POSTOJNA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia is counting down the days until the birth of a new generation of “baby dragons.” Scientists in the Central European country have proudly announced that a female olm ...

The 63-year-old had come across a new, 60-metre (196-foot) deep limestone cave, a discovery that made the headlines this summer in a country that prides itself in its 14,000 underground grottoes Image ...

This photo taken in Postojna cave shows an olm, an ancient underwater predator, which can live up to 100 years and only breed once in a decade. AFP via Getty Images An olm (or proteus) in Postojna ...

A rare form of cave-dwelling amphibian has hatched in Slovenia's Postojna Cave on Wednesday (1 June 2016). The mysterious species, known as olms, has captured people's imaginations for centuries, with ...

Tales of monsters inhabiting the fearful gloom of Slovenia’s caves stretch back through history. Legends abound of perpetual mist drifting from dark caverns and peculiar half-formed creatures washed ...

Our veteran guide’s warning is very clear as we set off to explore Europe’s most popular show cave in a way that very few tourists have before. With the light from his head torch cutting through the ...

There can't be many hotels where guests are required to hand over their mobile phones prior to visiting certain areas of the property. But then again, Hotel Jama, 35 miles south of the Slovenian ...

THE world’s first public exhibition of juvenile olms, also referred to as cave salamanders or ‘baby dragons’, is opening this month. The mysterious cave creatures will be on display from June 11 in ...