Scientists researching the spatial spread pattern of white-nose syndrome have discovered that bats that hibernate in caves in areas with cold winters are more vulnerable to the disease. The study, …
A new cave dwelling pseudoscorpion has been discovered by researchers in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. Found by Dr. Ana Sofia Reboleira in Ibne Ammar cave in karst massif …
Researchers at University of Wisconsin-Madison have confirmed that caves and mines can serve as reservoirs for Geomyces destructans, the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome. A study just published in Applied …
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 …
A new genus and species of cave dwelling cavernicolous pomatiopsidae has just been described. First discovered in 2005 in a cave in Serra do Ramalho, Bahia, Brazil, Spiripockia punctata is …
An artificial bat cave in Clarksville, Tennessee has yet to receive any visitors this winter. Completed earlier this fall, the experimental man-made cave was built by the Tennessee chapter of …
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 …
Members of the conservation group Fauna & Flora International have discovered a new cave dwelling fish on a tiny island in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay. The fish, which lacks both …
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 …
As part of its ongoing webinar series, the NSS will be holding a webinar on the cave biota of Great Basin National Park this Wednesday, December 5th. Presented by NSS …
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