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Paleolithic footprints in cave

Humans Crawled Through a Cave 14,000 Years Ago. We Can Still See Their Perfectly Preserved Footprints.

By Laura Geggel published

Archaeology
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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.

Climate change
"[It's] like walking in an underground wonderland," said NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, describing his experience underground in the Sa Grutta caves in Sardinia, Italy.

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).

Crustaceans
An image shows the entrance to the salt cave under Mount Sedom.

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.

Planet Earth
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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.

Planet Earth
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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.

Archaeology
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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.

Human Behavior
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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.

Human Behavior
Thai marine police walk out of Tham Luang caves on July 3, 2018, wearing their scuba gear as they continue the rescue operation of 12 boys and their soccer coach who have been stranded for over a week after monsoon rains blocked the main entrance in Chian

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.

Planet Earth
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How Long Can Humans Survive in a Cave?

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

The youth soccer team and its coach in Thailand that had gone missing in the Tham Luang caves for more than a week have been found.

Health
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