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Erik Brown, the Canadian cave diver who took part in the 2018 rescue of 12 boys and their football coach from Thailand's flooded Tham Luang cave, has died at the age of 44. News of his death is being widely reported, with outlets describing him as a hero of the rescue operation that captured worldwide attention.

Cavese coach De Liguori said 'salvation comes first' ahead of the Campania derby against Casertana. The two teams meet in a match that matters greatly for Cavese's fight to stay in Serie C, while local fans in the Salerno province region are following preparations and the coach's message closely.

Remote cameras in Gabon's Abanda Caves have recorded dwarf crocodiles, about 1.5 meters long, catching bats mid-flight for the first time. The reptiles live in permanent darkness among mounds of bat guano, and while researchers already knew bats were part of their diet, no one had ever directly observed the hunt before.

Vedomosti reports that the identities of a group that went missing in a cave in Crimea have been made public. Rescue efforts are underway to locate the cavers, whose disappearance in the peninsula's cave systems has drawn attention. Details of the group's composition were announced as the search continues.

The NBA will stage a scavenger hunt offering fans the chance to win tickets to the 2026 Emirates NBA Cup Championship. Details on locations, dates and how to take part have not yet been released. The event follows the league's growing promotion of the in-season tournament, which it continues to expand through ticket giveaways and fan engagement campaigns.

The first reviews are in for Godzilla Minus Zero, the R-rated sequel to Godzilla Minus One. Critics describe the film as following in the first movie's cavernous footsteps, continuing the franchise's somber, serious take on the kaiju disaster genre rather than the lighter tone of Western Godzilla entries.

The Sharpless 155 complex, widely known as the Cave Nebula, is being discussed as a striking example of stellar nucleosynthesis and interstellar dynamics. The emission nebula sits roughly 2,400 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cepheus, where its distinctive structure marks regions of active star formation and the processing of elements inside young, massive stars.

A team has been selected under a NASA program to explore a potential cave on the Moon. The effort is part of NASA's broader interest in lunar exploration, where caves could offer natural shelter for future astronauts from radiation and extreme temperatures. Details about the team members and the specific cave site have not yet been widely reported, but the selection marks a step toward investigating subsurface lunar environments.

Penn's Cave and Wildlife Park, a longtime centre cave and wildlife attraction in Centre County, Pennsylvania, is looking for a new owner. The business, which combines guided cave tours with a wildlife park, is reportedly being put up for sale. No details on pricing or potential buyers have been released, and it remains to be seen whether the site will continue operating under new management.

The Cavendish Association has scheduled two talks on wildlife for October, according to an announcement carried by the Chester Telegraph. Details of the speakers, topics and venue were not included in the announcement. Local residents interested in wildlife are expected to be the main audience for the events.

A fitness enthusiast has posted their workout of the day, nicknamed the pain cave: for time within a 21-minute cap, three rounds of 21 front squats with a 15kg bar, followed by 21 American kettlebell swings at 16kg, with three minutes of rest between blocks. The poster notes the first round used thrusters before a shoulder complaint forced a switch, with lateral movements also in the mix.

Cadillac's Formula 1 project has reported a financial loss of £121 million, but the figure comes with an important caveat. As a new team preparing to join the grid, heavy start-up spending on staff, facilities and car development was expected, so the loss does not necessarily signal trouble for the American outfit's F1 ambitions.

Penn's Cave and Wildlife Park in Pennsylvania, a family-run cavern tour and wildlife attraction, has announced its sale after four generations of family ownership. The operator says the historic site, one of the state's best-known natural attractions, is changing hands, ending a long-running chapter of family stewardship. The identity of the buyer and future plans for the park were not immediately clear.

Polling from Texas shows that while the oil and gas industry is viewed 20 points more favorably than unfavorably in the state, solar and wind are still far more popular, with renewables enjoying roughly 46 points of net favorability — more than twice that of fossil fuels. Commenters note the irony of a fossil-fuel stronghold embracing clean energy, suggesting political support for oil and gas does not reflect consumer enthusiasm for renewables.

The developers behind Satisfactory's upcoming Core Values expansion are detailing the surprising difficulty of designing caves at exactly the right size for the factory automation game. One designer compares the process to thinking of cave spaces 'kind of like a triangle,' balancing player freedom, pacing and the game's trademark large-scale building. Fans of the factory builder are following the design talk closely.

Developers of Satisfactory are discussing the design challenge behind Core Values, the upcoming expansion to the factory automation game, particularly how they size caves and underground spaces. One designer described approaching cave sizing as a kind of triangle of competing considerations, balancing scale, gameplay and performance. The piece highlights how much thought goes into spaces players may take for granted.