You've heard "leave no trace" when hiking—here’s the science behind why it’s crucial to leave wild environments the way you found them.

The New Mexico park says that a discarded snack bag may seem trivial but the impact to the ecosystem can be huge, urging ...

CARLSBAD, N.M. (WKRC) - National park officials called a dropped bag of Cheetos "world changing." Carlsbad Caverns National ...

Robert Melnick, professor emeritus at the University of Oregon, discusses the consequences of leaving a bag of Cheetos at Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico.

The Cheetos' processed corn was softened by the humidity of the cave and "formed the perfect environment" to welcome and host ...

Carlsbad Caverns National Park officials in New Mexico recently condemned the leaving of a Cheetos snack bag in one of the ...

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It’s pretty simple — leave no trace. But at least one person didn’t get the message and left behind a bag of Cheetos at ...

"At the scale of human perspective, a spilled snack bag may seem trivial, but to the life of the cave it can be world ...

Inside the huge cavern at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico, visitors are only allowed to consume plain water.