Researchers Solve Mystery of the Alpine Long-eared Bat
A research group looking into the puzzling distribution of Alpine Long-eared Bat have found answers by analyzing five other vertebrates that have a similar geographical distribution.
A research group looking into the puzzling distribution of Alpine Long-eared Bat have found answers by analyzing five other vertebrates that have a similar geographical distribution.
Scientists have recently discovered a new species of a peculiar cave-dwelling snail in one of the 20 deepest cave systems in the world, Lukina Jama–Trojama in Croatia. Dubbed Zospeum tholussum, …
A 120,000-year-old Neandertal bone fragment discovered in Croatia’s Krapina cave has recently been found to contain the earliest known bone tumor. Using a u-CT scan and an X-ray, researchers identified …
Rescuers in Croatia recently received an unusual call to retrieve a bear that had fallen into a deep pit. The owner of a local tourist hunting agency requested help from …
The Croatian caver who was injured deep inside the Kita Gaćešina cave system in Croatia’s Velebit National Park has made it to the surface. Despite initially expecting to take many …
An accident at the Kita Gaćešina cave system in Croatia’s Velebit National Park has left a caver injured deep underground. Initial reports indicate that 29-year old Marijan Marovic was hurt …
A symposium on the special values of deep karst and the caves that occur within, will take place this April in Croatia’s Northern Velebit National Park. The event, which will …
A team of researchers has identified a more than 2,000 year old ivory astrologer’s board which was found in Croatia, in a cave overlooking the Adriatic Sea. The 30 fragments …
According to cave biologists, many species of animals, millions of years old, could be wiped out by development in Croatia in advance of it joining the European Union. Recent research …
A recently discovered blind cave beetle has helped shed light on the paleogeographic history of the Balkans. Found in two caves in Bulgaria’s Rhodopi Mountains, the beetle has been assigned …