A hidden Gibraltar cave sealed for 40,000 years has revealed a rare Neanderthal time capsule. Scientists uncovered a chamber ...

A section of South Dakota’s Wind Cave seen under normal white light (left image) transforms into something otherworldly when placed under UV light (right image). SAN DIEGO, March 25, 2025 — Deep below ...

Islands are already famous for strange wildlife, but their cave systems take isolation to another level. Cut off from ...

From lava tubes on Mars to ice pockets on Europa, subterranean environments may offer the best chance of finding life—and living safely—beyond our planet. “I was like, ‘OK, I'm pretty sure that ...

Ice caves host a range of cryogenic phenomena driven by the interplay of ambient air temperature, subterranean hydrology and karst geometry. Seasonal and perennial ice accumulations form through the ...

Lida Ajer and Ngalau Gupin are karstic caves situated in the Padang Highlands, western Sumatra, Indonesia. Lida Ajer is best known for yielding fossil evidence that places the arrival of Homo sapiens ...

A cave in Northern Norway has revealed the remains of an entire Arctic animal community that lived around 75,000 years ago.

NASA is no stranger to innovative robots, but the agency's new robotic cave explorer still manages to inspire a sense of awe. In cooperation with researchers at Stanford University, NASA is developing ...

Researchers report finding high concentrations of microplastics present in a Missouri cave system that had been closed to human visitors for 30 years. In two recent papers, Saint Louis University ...

In two recent papers, Saint Louis University researchers report finding high concentrations of microplastics present in a Missouri cave system that had been closed to human visitors for 30 years. The ...

In Altamira Cave, Spain, a young girl's innocent curiosity uncovered breathtaking Ice Age artwork. By simply glancing upwards ...

On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: Hidden beneath Earth’s surface are caverns and pathways that hold the secrets of our planet’s very beginnings. Even after decades of exploration, there are ...