When picturing the earliest animals on Earth, most people imagine ancient fish or tiny marine creatures drifting through ...

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Put down the phone and slowly retreat from your newsfeed. So-called doomscrolling — continually absorbing negative news in rapid-fire fashion, typically on social media — has become an increasingly ...

Deep beneath the surface lies a 40-mile labyrinth sealed shut by authorities — a cave system so vast and unstable it hides geological and historical secrets no one dares to revisit. License Revoked!

Barry Neil Thomas, age 59 of Cave City, died Friday, October 10, 2025. The Barren County native was born on December 4, 1965 to Wanda Bowles Sturgeon and the late Carlos Thomas. Barry was a saved and ...

For centuries, humans have lived underground. Today, that ancient practice is under dire threat—even as cave life makes more sense than ever. Gabriele Gouellain waits in the kitchen of her ...

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Scientists found an aquatic cave creature with “visible” internal organs in China and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Shi, Chen, Che, Dao, Liu, Wang, Yang and Wang (2025) The ...

Scientists found a pale creature with “sharp” in a cave in China and discovered a new species, a study said and photo shows. Photo from Getty / iStockphoto In a mountainous cave of southeastern China, ...