Discovered in 2000 by an amateur cave explorer, the Grotte de Cussac in the Dordogne department holds ancient human remains, ...

In the depths of the world's longest cave, researchers have uncovered the fossilized remains of a 340-million-year-old shark.

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Furthermore, this panel features depictions of animals and cultural symbols, painted between 1821 and 1835. Among the artwork is a long-bodied animal with tusks, unlike any known modern species or ...

The discovery of a golden scaleless fish in China is helping scientists understand how animals evolved to live in caves.

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This unique shrimp species is endemic to the caves of Kentucky, including Mammoth Cave. It is nearly blind and has adapted to the cave environment over time. Another bat species found in the park, the ...

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Scientists found an eyeless river creature with a “visible” skull in a cave of southern China and discovered a new species. Photo from Qin, Liu, Zhang, Shi, Du and Zhou (2025) In an ...

Scientists have found ancient nail tooth shark fossils deep inside Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, revealing new information about ...