A recent study challenges previous claims that Homo naledi, a species dating back to between 335-241,000 years ago, deliberately buried their dead and created rock…
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A study on temperature variations in 12 caves worldwide indicates that climate change could endanger key freshwater reserves and the ecosystems within. The research, highlighting…
Active dripstone formation in a side area of the “Kleine Teufelshöhle.” Credit: KIT (taken as part of the HEiKA Project Check Extrema) Researchers from Heidelberg…
Dr. Tyler Faith, NHMU’s chief curator, examines elk bones inside Skeleton Cave in the Uinta Mountains, Utah. Faith and a research team from NHMU collected…
New suggests that Ice Age cave art was partly influenced by pareidolia, a phenomenon where humans see meaningful shapes in random patterns. Focusing on caves…
Painted auroch head – the first animal figure discovered in Cova Dones, confirming the existence of Palaeolithic rock art at the site. Credit: A Ruiz-Redondo/V…
The team of scientists descends into Bexanka Cave. One of the most beautiful caves in the Arbailles basin, it is suspected that sulfuric acid played…
Researchers studying the European olm, and other cave dwellers, believe these strange creatures can provide important answers about evolution and even human eye diseases. Credit:…