Oregon cavers have discovered a new family of spiders in the Siskiyou Mountains of Southern Oregon. The first new spider family found in North America since the 1870’s, Trogloraptor marchingtoni, …
New carvings found inside a Scottish cave could be up to 900 years old. Members of the Save the Wemyss Ancient Caves Society (SWACS) recently discovered new carvings inside Well …
Scientists have identified eight new species found living completely cut off from the surface in a cave near Ramle, Israel. Initially situated about 100 meters (328 feet) below the surface, …
A arachnologist from the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt has discovered the first eyeless giant crab spider ever recorded, in a cave in Laos. The blind cave spider, dubbed Sinopoda …
The bones of an ancient elephant have been discovered in a Spanish cave. An archaeological excavation in Cova del Rinoceront (Rhinoceros’ cave) near Barcelona uncovered the partial skeleton of a …
Researchers investigating remains found at Leopard Cave in Namibia have discovered evidence of the earliest known instance of domesticated sheep or goats in southern Africa. The finds, two teeth, are …
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it will be awarding grants totaling over $960,000 to go towards white-nose syndrome projects by thirty state natural resource organizations. The …
Recent research has revealed that bats that hibernate in dense clusters are being hit harder by white-nose syndrome. Biologists at the University of California, Santa Cruz comparing bat species that …
Scientists will descend upon Gibraltar’s caves this summer as part of a six-week long excavation project. A team of 35 scientists, students and volunteers from Gibraltar, the United Kingdom, Ireland, …
Further research to determine the age of the reindeer rock art in Cathole cave on Britain’s Gower Peninsula has revealed an even earlier date. Uranium-thorium dating has now revealed that …
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