<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Caves ]]> https://www.livescience.com/tag/caves Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:00:24 +0000 en <![CDATA[ 'It blew my mind': Long-lost ice-age ecosystem, including fossils of lion-size armadillo and giant ground sloth, discovered in Texas 'water cave' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/it-blew-my-mind-long-lost-ice-age-ecosystem-including-fossils-of-lion-size-armadillo-and-giant-ground-sloth-discovered-in-texas-water-cave 2VLz63JzJxoKMvXjCMRMWi Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:00:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ 2 Neanderthals present at same Siberian cave 10,000 years apart were distant relatives, 110,000-year-old bone reveals ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/neanderthals/2-neanderthals-present-at-same-siberian-cave-10-000-years-apart-were-distant-relatives-110-000-year-old-bone-reveals HbBEzLT25AJhAt973jWHvR Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:41:46 +0000 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:02:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ World's oldest known sewn clothing may be stitched pieces of ice age hide unearthed in Oregon cave ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/worlds-oldest-known-sewn-clothing-may-be-stitched-pieces-of-ice-age-hide-unearthed-in-oregon-cave hkqbiRAwUKjHvz8zcsWSpP Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:08:42 +0000 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:29:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Biological time capsules': How DNA from cave dirt is revealing clues about early humans and Neanderthals ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/biological-time-capsules-how-dna-from-cave-dirt-is-revealing-clues-about-early-humans-and-neanderthals GgTc9yDwexqz65PwuHR3Lf Wed, 24 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:30:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sistema Ox Bel Ha: A vast hidden system that's the longest underwater cave in the world ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/sistema-ox-bel-ha-a-vast-hidden-system-thats-the-longest-underwater-cave-in-the-world jgoS3FMqxKjEAofvvZQqFP Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:47:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ 1,300-year-old poop reveals pathogens plagued prehistoric people in Mexico's 'Cave of the Dead Children' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/1-300-year-old-poop-reveals-pathogens-plagued-prehistoric-people-in-mexicos-cave-of-the-dead-children 6SVfAjdWKvdGofYXuHLTdH Wed, 22 Oct 2025 18:00:00 +0000 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:33:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Such caves weren't used for ordinary living': Rare finger grooves from ancient peoples found in glittering Australian cave ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/such-caves-werent-used-for-ordinary-living-rare-finger-grooves-from-ancient-peoples-found-in-glittering-australian-cave B7WGEFhu47fTptHSaW3Qfa Sun, 10 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 22:55:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ancient cave burial of 'Jesus' midwife' may actually hold a princess ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-cave-burial-of-jesus-midwife-may-actually-hold-a-princess PgnhtrBjGwQkEKUcfhEsrF Fri, 30 May 2025 16:34:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Trash' found deep inside a Mexican cave turns out to be 500-year-old artifacts from a little-known culture ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/trash-found-deep-inside-a-mexican-cave-turns-out-to-be-500-year-old-artifacts-from-a-little-known-culture eHXNC3FYofD9nRwWS3TjMP Mon, 26 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:48:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Neanderthals, modern humans and a mysterious human lineage mingled in caves in ancient Israel, study finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/neanderthals-modern-humans-and-a-mysterious-human-lineage-mingled-in-caves-in-ancient-israel-study-finds VbgnpzV9BxvU6V8R57xJ2Q Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:59:25 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:40:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Golden scaleless cave fish discovered in China shows evolution in action ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/fish/golden-scaleless-cave-fish-discovered-in-china-shows-evolution-in-action Hkh5TzhP7MvtWh5pHV3X4F Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:03:28 +0000 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 16:21:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ 7 haunting caves ancient humans used for art, burials and butchering ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/haunting-caves-ancient-humans-used-for-art-burials-and-butchering LxLQCJwi3r8i2CrbhQPJHW Sat, 01 Feb 2025 18:15:00 +0000 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:28:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ 35,000-year-old 'tortoise shell' carving may be Holy Land's oldest evidence of ritual behavior ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/35-000-year-old-tortoise-shell-carving-may-be-holy-lands-oldest-evidence-of-ritual-behavior VpX3hL6adunSNbSMuRYga4 Fri, 13 Dec 2024 19:06:50 +0000 Mon, 16 Dec 2024 09:29:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Marble Caves: Chile's ethereal turquoise caverns with 'mineral ice cream' on the walls ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/marble-caves-chiles-ethereal-turquoise-caverns-with-mineral-ice-cream-on-the-walls aDvarayrGD56pYLTLxXSeR Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:05:39 +0000 Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:07:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hang Son Doong: The world's biggest cave, so 'outrageous in size' it fits 2 jungles and the 'Great Wall of Vietnam' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/hang-son-doong-the-worlds-biggest-cave-so-outrageous-in-size-it-fits-2-jungles-and-the-great-wall-of-vietnam 9UZuDgJC89iaJmvbqVjLJX Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Cave of Swimmers: 9,000-year-old rock art of people swimming in what's now the arid Sahara ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/9000-year-old-rock-art-of-people-swimming-in-whats-now-the-arid-sahara 8RNQroyNverVXwQsfjiQsZ Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:08 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ 16,000-year-old skeleton, crystals and stone tools discovered in Malaysian caves ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/16-000-year-old-skeleton-crystals-and-stone-tools-discovered-in-malaysian-caves hnPAumGGCN9iwqfqsfF4RU Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:34:21 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ancient submerged bridge in Spain reveals that humans inhabited Mediterranean island nearly 6,000 years ago ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-submerged-bridge-in-spain-reveals-that-humans-inhabited-mediterranean-island-nearly-6000-years-ago fwppvhSojsbLFaHNRbprYC Fri, 30 Aug 2024 20:38:10 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fairy Chimneys: The stone spires in Turkey that form 'the world's most unusual high-rise neighborhood' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/fairy-chimneys-the-stone-spires-in-turkey-that-form-the-worlds-most-unusual-high-rise-neighborhood 4peNMn5CXZMj9GkcyJ543Y Fri, 10 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ 500-year-old lion drawing in Puerto Rican cave may have been made by an enslaved African ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/500-year-old-lion-drawing-in-puerto-rican-cave-may-have-been-made-by-an-enslaved-african a9GQwbKgduiHZaZZq7NEV6 Wed, 01 Nov 2023 14:40:25 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ When did humans start burying their dead? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/when-did-humans-start-burying-their-dead JwZdsYmYe2mP2Dwzbnk6cj Mon, 23 Oct 2023 09:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:32:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ 13 of the oldest archaeological sites in the Americas ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/the-oldest-archaeological-sites-in-the-americas 2xiYZAXJytfnZoFRbveqrP Mon, 09 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:53:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Evidence of Roman-era 'death magic' used to speak with the deceased found near Jerusalem ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/evidence-of-roman-era-death-magic-used-to-speak-with-the-deceased-found-near-jerusalem WsJFCCRYToNoHN2wRvHdtd Mon, 17 Jul 2023 22:02:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ 86,000-year-old human bone found in Laos cave hints at 'failed population' from prehistory ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/86000-year-old-human-bone-found-in-laos-cave-hints-at-failed-population-from-prehistory vjRzRoYcjKoorHCsLy286D Tue, 13 Jun 2023 15:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why are cave-dwelling eels growing skin over their left eyes? It may be evolution in action. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/fish/why-are-cave-dwelling-eels-growing-skin-over-their-left-eyes-it-may-be-evolution-in-action PTkc7mnn36T2d5iWQakouW Thu, 25 May 2023 15:53:32 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ 20,000-year-old cave painting 'dots' are the earliest written language, study claims. But not everyone agrees. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/ice-age-cave-art-proto-writing-claim a8k97xCqNVhRzUviQQWWoa Thu, 05 Jan 2023 00:01:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ 3,300-year-old cave 'frozen in time' from reign of Ramesses II uncovered in Israel ]]> https://www.livescience.com/ancient-cave-burial-ramesses-II-period CwwprCbGbwVRP3k3iZVtCb Tue, 20 Sep 2022 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:52:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hidden passage leads explorers to deepest cave Down Under ]]> https://www.livescience.com/deepest-cave-in-australia 4UZaT7VrZEVmLs9E7gwpFg Mon, 08 Aug 2022 15:19:28 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:52:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Cave explorers discover a 19th-century mining scene preserved like a time capsule ]]> https://www.livescience.com/19th-century-mine-discovered-uk szheBJUEjHDWfTy2s8wLTS Mon, 18 Jul 2022 13:11:47 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:52:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Giant sinkhole with a forest inside found in China ]]> https://www.livescience.com/new-sinkhole-discovered-china 2h4NxixZzWTSe7hqtCQ2UW Wed, 11 May 2022 09:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:52:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Largest known cave art images in US by Indigenous Americans discovered in Alabama ]]> https://www.livescience.com/3d-scans-uncover-native-american-cave-art y4n7NgqfJG9YgkQRyq34em Tue, 03 May 2022 23:01:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:37:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ How are stalactites and stalagmites formed? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/stalagmites-and-stalactites 9Zgvv5Pmzibth2QJyYXQ77 Fri, 14 Jan 2022 10:37:27 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:36:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Burial of infant 'Neve' could be oldest of its kind in Europe ]]> https://www.livescience.com/ancient-infant-burial-italy-alps NrjVDUurHTicQDzFLsiVTL Fri, 17 Dec 2021 17:34:50 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:56:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Human skull fragments found in massive boneyard in hyenas' lava tube cave ]]> https://www.livescience.com/hyenas-nommed-humans-lava-tube-den KT57nASAtS2p7YY66yNH5a Mon, 04 Oct 2021 11:01:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:32:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Cavers discover snakes and waterfalls inside Yemen's infamous 'Well of Hell' in world-first descent ]]> https://www.livescience.com/well-of-hell-sinkhole-yemen-descent AaEgfLJ9otD5XeCeppiSNQ Fri, 24 Sep 2021 19:07:22 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:30:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Explorers add 8 miles to world's longest known cave system ]]> https://www.livescience.com/mammoth-cave-system-kentucky-record 9kZ4oouG2j9KV6mySc3HtJ Fri, 17 Sep 2021 18:29:34 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:30:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ World's rarest seals have a secret breeding cave in Cyprus ]]> https://www.livescience.com/secret-monk-seal-breeding-site-discovered.html 2Zy28ukveXLaDQSy4jG4pa Fri, 05 Mar 2021 13:52:35 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:53:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Decapitated Stone Age woman's head rolled into a cave in Italy ]]> https://www.livescience.com/rollaway-neolithic-skull.html eivrSjoDdBL8bCFWFzA3XF Wed, 03 Mar 2021 19:16:47 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:58:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Deadly centipede 'king' rules over a poison hellscape cave ]]> https://www.livescience.com/venomous-centipede-king-rules-hell-cave.html 8hgz38RKfzkS7ehEx9tWcS Sat, 19 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:50:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pinwheel Cave rock art in California may depict hallucinogenic 'trance flower' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/rock-art-hallucinogen-california.html JBeYWaRA28ZYFrCruQMhp Mon, 23 Nov 2020 21:37:30 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:50:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ice age mining camp found 'frozen in time' in underwater Mexican cave ]]> https://www.livescience.com/ice-age-mining-cave-mexico.html Wytogp5ZD2uXpgcWjE7dyB Tue, 07 Jul 2020 18:29:43 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:54:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Exquisite' dinosaur-age cockroaches discovered preserved in amber ]]> https://www.livescience.com/oldest-cave-dwelling-animal-cockroaches.html pcZcfuib4TQ4XmZaXcd7vm Mon, 02 Mar 2020 12:39:30 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:20:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Humans Crawled Through a Cave 14,000 Years Ago. We Can Still See Their Perfectly Preserved Footprints. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/65476-ancient-human-footprints-in-cave.html scaq9XJAFUXfGxTd8xvLTR Tue, 14 May 2019 20:42:25 +0000 Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:24:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Climate Change Drove Some Neanderthals to Cannibalism ]]> https://www.livescience.com/65133-neanderthals-cannibalism-climate-change.html 9EAMggiUmYf8jgGU7vrf3P Tue, 02 Apr 2019 18:15:38 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Astronauts Spent 6 Nights in a Pitch-Black Cave, and Emerged with a Brand-New Species of Crustacean ]]> https://www.livescience.com/65096-astronauts-discover-creepy-crustacean.html im6nbaChYDAPKWQMeSdnsL Thu, 28 Mar 2019 11:40:08 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:55:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mount Sedom Hides the Longest Salt Cave on Earth ]]> https://www.livescience.com/65095-longest-salt-cave.html 27agYBdEuVPjUfnSQcS5LN Thu, 28 Mar 2019 11:06:35 +0000 Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:27:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Neanderthals and Denisovans Lived (and Mated) in This Siberian Cave ]]> https://www.livescience.com/64653-neanderthals-denisovans-shared-siberia-cave.html 3P9W6NARveAxbaGhnutPWV Thu, 31 Jan 2019 20:11:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:53:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists Just Discovered What May Be Canada's Largest Cave. And It Looks Like the Sarlacc's Pit. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/64223-sarlacc-cave-canada-found.html ADuqvEd4M2f5kJAgmAgFeb Tue, 04 Dec 2018 13:40:16 +0000 Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:33:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ice Age Cave Art Found Under Layers of Centuries-Old Graffiti ]]> https://www.livescience.com/64099-cave-art-under-graffiti.html L9QRgA7mfqLYwwhgMQuDMj Thu, 15 Nov 2018 18:42:50 +0000 Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:34:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gallery: Rescuers Race Against Time to Save Soccer Team Trapped in Thai Cave ]]> https://www.livescience.com/63004-thai-cave-rescue-photos.html qGxdtdtaXiCfboHVjwfwS5 Fri, 06 Jul 2018 18:00:12 +0000 Wed, 07 Aug 2019 21:33:47 +0000