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Climate Change Drove Some Neanderthals to Cannibalism
By Mindy Weisberger published
Some Neanderthals resorted to desperate (and gruesome) measures to survive.
Astronauts Spent 6 Nights in a Pitch-Black Cave, and Emerged with a Brand-New Species of Crustacean
By Brandon Specktor published
An international team of astronauts has discovered new life (in a cave below Italy).
Mount Sedom Hides the Longest Salt Cave on Earth
By Rafi Letzter published
Malham Cave in the Negev Desert is the longest salt cave in the world, measuring more than 6 miles (10 kilometers) in total length, researchers say.
Scientists Just Discovered What May Be Canada's Largest Cave. And It Looks Like the Sarlacc's Pit.
By Mindy Weisberger published
A helicopter team counting caribou in Canada recently made an unexpected discovery.
Ice Age Cave Art Found Under Layers of Centuries-Old Graffiti
By Mindy Weisberger published
Newfound cave carvings from the ice age were obscured for centuries by graffiti.
Gallery: Rescuers Race Against Time to Save Soccer Team Trapped in Thai Cave
By Live Science Staff published
Government officials and rescue workers in Thailand are mobilizing to save a group of young boys and their soccer coach, stranded in a cave underground.
Diver Dies During Rescue Efforts for Cave-Trapped Thai Boys
By Mindy Weisberger published
A diver died during an attempt to rescue the Thai youths trapped in a cave.
How Scuba Divers Will Rescue Soccer Team Trapped in Thai Cave
By Tia Ghose published
The boys who survived for 9 days in a flooded cave in Thailand will now have to go through a risky crash course in cave diving in order to make their way out.
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