Encouraging results from this past winters surveys of New York’s hibernating bats show a number of caves reporting substantial increases in their bat populations. While surveys in previous years seemed …
Scientists conducting a biological inventory of a gypsum cave northeast of Carlsbad, New Mexico, have discovered a new species of a freshwater shrimp-like crustacean. The specimen, a new species of …
Microscopic traces of wood ash found in Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa have been identified as the earliest known evidence of the use of fire. Discovered by an international team …
Researchers studying microbes that live deep inside New Mexico’s Lechuguilla Cave have discovered bacteria that are naturally resistant to antibiotics. The research, done by Dr. Gerry Wright, of McMaster University, …
When remains were found in a southern Mexican cave last month, the first thought of officials was that they had discovered yet another mass grave. With the increasing violence of …
New cave art has been recently discovered in two caves near the southern tip of India. Discovered by a young archaeologist in the remote Udumalaipettai forest in India’s Tirupur district, …
A new species of cave dwelling spider has been identified in a network of three limestone caves in the Menoreh Hills area of Purworejo in Central Java. First discovered in …
A hammer head made of antler recently found in a cave in western Ireland is suspected to be prehistoric. Found in an area known as the Burren, the hammer head …
In research recently posted online in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists have, for the first time, found evidence of flu in bats. At an international …
New cave art has been found in three locations in Cuba’s Imias Wild Reserve in the eastern province of Guantanamo. Discovered during an expedition by members of the Speleological Society …
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