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A cave is a natural underground void large enough for an adult human to enter.

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Microplastics Are Found in Cave Water and Sediment

Sep. 27, 2023 — Researchers report finding high concentrations of microplastics present in a Missouri cave system that had been closed to human visitors for 30 ...

Was 'Witchcraft' in the Devil's Church in Koli Based on Acoustic Resonance? The Crevice Cave Has a Unique Soundscape

Nov. 27, 2023 — The national park of Koli in eastern Finland is home to a famous, 34-metre-long crevice cave known as Pirunkirkko, or Devil's Church in English. A new study investigates the acoustics of the ...

Exploring the Possibility of Extraterrestrial Life Living in Caves

Nov. 16, 2022 — For millennia, caves have served as shelters for prehistoric humans. Caves have also intrigued scholars from early Chinese naturalists to Charles Darwin. A cave ecologist has been in and out of these ...

Wildfires Affect Cave Diversity Underneath Scorched Surfaces

Oct. 12, 2021 — The landscape at Lava Beds National Monument in northern California is typically home to sage and junipers, with unique lava caves twisting underneath the surface. But in the summers of 2020 and ...

Yucatán's Underwater Caves Host Diverse Microbial Communities

Nov. 10, 2023 — With help from an experienced underwater cave-diving team, researchers have constructed the most complete map to date of the microbial communities living in the submerged labyrinths beneath ...

No Scientific Evidence for Cognitively Advanced Behaviors and Symbolism by Homo Naledi

Nov. 13, 2023 — A new study casts doubt on claims that Homo naledi, a small-brained hominin dating to between 335-241,000 years ago, deliberately buried their dead and produced rock art in Rising Star Cave, South ...

Stalagmites Trace Climate History and Impact from Volcanic Eruptions

Mar. 9, 2022 — The soils and vegetation of Patagonia's fjord regions form a unique and highly sensitive ecosystem that is closely linked to marine ecosystems, sediment deposition and carbon storage in the ...

Great Basin: History of Water Supply in One of the Driest Regions in the USA

May 11, 2023 — An international team has reconstructed the evolution of groundwater in the Great Basin, USA -- one of the driest regions on Earth -- up to 350,000 years into the past with unprecedented accuracy. ...

Ancient Seashell Resonates After 18,000 Years

Feb. 10, 2021 — Almost 80 years after its discovery, a large shell from the ornate Marsoulas Cave in the Pyrenees has been studied by a multidisciplinary team: it is believed to be the oldest wind instrument of its ...

Pleistocene Sediment DNA from Denisova Cave

June 23, 2021 — Researchers have analyzed DNA from 728 sediment samples from Denisova Cave. Their study provides unprecedented detail about the occupation of the site by both archaic and modern humans over 300,000 ...

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'Cooling Glass' Blasts Building Heat Into Space

Nov. 13, 2023 — Researchers aiming to combat rising global temperatures have developed a new 'cooling glass' that can turn down the heat indoors without electricity by drawing on the cold depths of space. The new technology, a microporous glass coating, can lower ...

Found at Last: Bizarre, Egg-Laying Mammal Finally Rediscovered After 60 Years

Nov. 9, 2023 — A long-beaked echidna named after Sir David Attenborough and last seen by scientists in 1961 has been photographed for the first time in an Indonesian tropical forest. An international team of ...

Greenland's Glacier Retreat Rate Has Doubled Over Past Two Decades

Nov. 9, 2023 — A new study documents how Greenland's peripheral glaciers have changed from 1890 to 2022. Using satellite images and a unique archive of historical aerial photos, researchers documented changes in the lengths of more than 1,000 of the country's ...

Fossils Tell Tale of Last Primate to Inhabit North America Before Humans

Nov. 6, 2023 — Paleontologists have shed light on the long-standing saga of Ekgmowechashala, based on fossil teeth and jaws found in both Nebraska and China. Ekgmowechashala is the last primate found in the fossil record before ...

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New Research Explores Future Limits of Survival and Livability in Extreme Heat Conditions

Nov. 30, 2023 — Researchers have developed a new modeling approach to assess the likelihood of human survivability and liveability during exposure to extreme ...

One of the Largest Magnetic Storms in History Quantified: Aurorae Covered Much of the Night Sky from the Tropics to the Polar Regions

Dec. 1, 2023 — An international multidisciplinary team consisting of solar physicists, geophysicists, and historians from nine countries analysed observations of an ...

Study Identifies Key Algae Species Helping Soft Corals Survive Warming Oceans

Nov. 30, 2023 — During a two-year survey of soft corals in the Florida Keys, scientists identified three species of octocorals that have survived heat waves. ...

Genomic Study Sheds Light on How Carnivorous Asian Pitcher Plants Acquired Signature Insect Trap

Nov. 30, 2023 — Scientists sequenced the genome of the East Asian pitcher plant, Nepenthes gracilis, a species of carnivorous plant related to Venus flytraps, as ...

Snake Skulls Show How Species Adapt to Prey

Nov. 30, 2023 — By studying the skull shapes of dipsadine snakes, researchers have found how these species of snakes in Central and South America have evolved and adapted to meet the demands of their habitats and ...

Sea Fireflies Synchronize Their Sparkle to Seek Soulmates

Nov. 30, 2023 — In sea fireflies' underwater ballet, the males sway together in perfect, illuminated synchronization, basking in the glow of their secreted iridescent ...

Illuminating the Benefits of Marine Protected Areas for Ecotourism, and Vice Versa

Nov. 30, 2023 — As California, the U.S. and the world work to make good on commitments to conserve 30% of oceans and lands by 2030, all strategies are on the table ...

Smart Microgrids Can Restore Power More Efficiently and Reliably in an Outage

Nov. 30, 2023 — A new AI model that optimizes the use of renewables and other energy sources outperforms traditional power restoration techniques for islanded ...

Decoding Past Climates Through Dripstones

Nov. 30, 2023 — A recent study demonstrates how dripstones can be crucial for reconstructing past climates. The new approach can provide a detailed picture of the climate around early human occupations in South ...

Unsafe Lead Levels in School Drinking Water: New Study IDs Building Risk Factors

Nov. 30, 2023 — Civil and environmental engineers have determined the factors that may help identify the schools and daycare centers at greatest risk for elevated ...