Caves have long been a refuge. But climate change could pose an existential threat to cave crickets and other cave dwellers.

Exploring deep, dangerous underwater cave systems offers scientists and divers unparalleled glimpses into Earth’s history, ...

Despite the intensity of modern exploration, the eastern Mediterranean continues to yield unexpected discoveries. On the ...

A creature not seen since the 1800s reappeared in the net of artisanal fishers in Chile, and was one of the most read species stories of 2024. Alfredo Garcés via Unsplash The summaries below were ...

A cave-dwelling fish has been swimming the waters of India unknowingly. But researchers have just discovered the mysterious fish, which they named Schistura densiclava, in Meghalaya’s Krem Mawjymbuin ...

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 ...