The June issue of Descent is about to land on your mats, so take a moment to check whether your subscription is up to date!

The issue covers the thorny old problem of how to get insurance for caving expeditions. At long last, the BCA has a scheme in place to help with this.

For those with an interest in cave science, if you take a peek into a pool, you’ll learn about an unusual bio-filament formation that demands further study.

The 3D Caves Project is still working away, scanning the world’s largest chambers, and a new discovery has changed the European listing again. And there’s more on the subject of new discoveries with Cutthroat Caverns.

Continuing the theme of exploration, northern cavers have gathered together to exchange ideas and talk about the subject. Find out what they’ve been chatting about. and start your own conversation on the subject.

There’s all this and more for only the price of a couple of pints of beer per issue. We’ll be bringing you a full report as soon as Descent pops through our letterbox, but in the meantime, we hope the above is enough to whet your appetite and send you over to Wildplaces Publishing subscriptions page to ensure your subscription is up-to-date so you don’t miss out!