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Inside the world's longest underwater cave system, archaeologists have found a time capsule that stretches back to the last ice age. They found 200 spots with archaeological remains, including Maya altars, ancient human bones and the fossils of extinct an

Remains of 'Maya Underworld' Found in World's Longest Submerged Cave

By Megan Gannon published

From ice age animals to Maya altars, the world's biggest underwater cave system has big potential for discoveries.

Archaeology
Neanderthal Teeth

An Ancient Hyena May Have Chomped Down on This Neanderthal's Face

By Laura Geggel published

Archaeology
Beautiful view of Cenote Sac Actún

Maya Underworld: Peek Inside the World's Longest Flooded Cave

By Stephanie Pappas published

The underwater cave is otherworldy.

Flooding
Yucatan Peninsula caves and rivers

Cave of the 'Mayan Underworld' Filled with Methane-Eating Creatures

By Jasmin Malik Chua published

In a submerged cave network in the Yucatan, methane is an unlikely driving force for life.

Planet Earth
A depiction of a man rubbed into a Mona Island cave wall at least 500 years ago

On an Uninhabited Caribbean Island, a Trove of Pre-Columbian Cave Art

By Dan Robitzski published

Archaeology
A male woolly mammoth has just fallen through the ice of a frozen lake.

Trapped! Woolly Mammoth Bachelors Often Met Disastrous Ends

By Laura Geggel published

Mammoths
The slender insect-like creature is the first entirely subterranean animal of its kind to be found in the country of Turkmenistan.

New Cave-Dwelling Eyeless Creature Baited with Stinky Cheese

By Doris Elin Salazar published

A pale, slender creature was found in a cave with the help of smelly cheese.

Insects
Spanish cave.

Nom Nom Nom: Prehistoric Human Bones Show Signs of Cannibalism

By Laura Geggel published

Human cannibals likely took a big bite out of their fellow humans about 10,000 years ago, according to a study that examined prehistoric bones with scratch and bite marks on them.

Archaeology
Hominin Skull

Is This 400,000-Year-Old Hominin the Great Grandpa of Neanderthals?

By Laura Geggel published

A newfound, 400,000-year-old hominin skull has a few telltale features suggesting that it's more of a Neanderthal than a Homo sapiens relation, a new study finds.

Archaeology
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Cave-Dwelling Snail Named for D&D Goddess of Darkness

By Mindy Weisberger published

A new species of land snail that lives underground in Brazil was named for a character in the popular role-playing tabletop game, Dungeons & Dragons.

Snails
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