Cave May Have Inspired Greek Myth of Hades
Researchers believe that a cave discovered on the southern coast of Greece may have been inspiration for the ancient Greek underworld. Re-discovered in 1958, the 1,000 meter (3,280 feet) long …
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Skeletons in Cave Reveal Early Mediterranean Islanders Ate Little Seafood
A team of German researchers studying skeletal remains from an island cave in Favignana, Italy have discovered that early humans ate little seafood, despite living on the Mediterranean sea. The …
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Fall Seriously Injures Novice French Caver
A novice caver is recovering in a French hospital after a 5 meter (16 foot) fall while on an introductory caving trip in the ancient water system of the city …
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Thirteenth Annual Romanian Cave Photo Exhibition On Now
Romania’s Prusik Speleological Association is holding its thirteenth annual cave photo exhibition in Timisoara this December. This year’s event, titled “Darkness and Light”, attempts to showcase some of the original …
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Compete in the 2012 Speleo Photo of the Year Contest
The seventh annual Speleo Photo of the Year cave photography contest has begun. Sponsored and organized by the Lithuanian caving club Aenigma, the contest is open to cavers around the …
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Three New Arthropod Species Discovered in Spain’s Maestrazgo Caves
A team of scientists studying in an isolated region of Spain have discovered three new arthropod species in the Maestrazgo caves in Teruel. Found in the a seldom studied region …
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Bats Adapt Echolocation Frequency to Different Situations
A recent study looking at the frequencies of bat echolocation calls has helped explain why some bats produce much higher frequency calls than others. It has long been known that …
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Top Bulgarian Court Confirms Filming in Devetashka Cave Illegal
Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court has upheld an earlier ruling that found scenes filmed in that Bulgaria’s Devetashka cave for the movie “The Expendables 2” were in breach of environmental regulations. …
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Dog Rescued After Becoming Trapped in North Yorkshire Cave
November 20, 2012 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeA dog had to be rescued on Sunday after it became trapped in a cave at Calcutt near Knaresborough in North Yorkshire. The 9-year-old cocker spaniel, named Basil, was out …
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Caver Caught Under Rockfall Prompts Rescue
November 18, 2012 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeMembers of Yorkshire’s Cave Rescue Organisation were called to their 65th incident of the year on Friday after a caver was caught under a ‘substantial’ rockfall. A 50-year-old caver was …
