Hidden beneath the surface, a pristine underwater cave can preserve traces of vanished worlds with a clarity that dry land ...

The last two decades have seen a revolution in scientists' ability to reconstruct the past. This has been made possible ...

International research and highly-specialized divers are bringing an underground, underwater world to the surface ...

Iceland is a country in a constant state of transformation, reshaped by ongoing volcanic eruptions, erosion, and shifting ice. And in October, a newly-formed ice cave was discovered on Langjökull, the ...

Recent breakthroughs in the study of ancient DNA are providing unprecedented insights into the ecosystems and human history ...

Far below the surface of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, a flooded labyrinth of limestone tunnels has quietly guarded one of the ...

The last two decades have seen a revolution in scientists' ability to reconstruct the past. This has been made possible through technological advances ...

Sediment DNA also traces life outside the cave. Predators dragged prey into sheltered chambers, humans left waste behind. By ...

New data shows Ice Age hunters used Mezhyrich’s mammoth-bone shelters briefly, highlighting adaptations in a volatile, frigid ...