Caves
Fingerprint Analysis Reveals New Insights on Prehistoric Rock Art's Creators
Study suggests an adult man and a juvenile girl crafted the red ocher paintings seen at Spain's Los Machos rock shelter
Study Finds Ten Species of Fish That May Have a Secret Talent for Walking on Land
The strange fish may help researchers envision the gaits of Earth’s first terrestrial vertebrates
Ancient Israeli Cave Transformed Into Art Gallery
For his latest show, artist Ivo Bisignano created a series of massive wooden sculptures that mimic the cavern's curvature
World’s Deepest Freshwater Cave Is Twice as Deep as Previously Thought
New research shows the Hranice Abyss in the Czech Republic is 3,280 feet deep
200,000-Year-Old Bedding Found in South Africa May Be World's Oldest
New study suggests ancient humans slept on layers of grass and ash, which was used to ward off insects
New Research Suggests Humans Invented String at Least 120,000 Years Ago
Marks found on ancient shells indicate that they were laced together to create necklaces
An Underwater Cave Once Hosted the Americas' Oldest Known Ocher Mine
Humans have valued the rich red pigment for hundreds of thousands of years
Evidence of Early Bow-and-Arrow Hunting Discovered in Sri Lanka
If confirmed, the 48,000-year-old find will be the oldest known instance of bowhunting outside of Africa
In a Tunnel Beneath Alaska, Scientists Race to Understand Disappearing Permafrost
What lies inside the icy cavern seems more and more like a captive, rare animal, an Earth form that might soon be lost
See Ancient Cave Art Found in Egypt's Sinai Desert
The carvings, which depict animals including camels, leopards, cows and mules, may date back to 3000 B.C.
Ancient Bat Guano Reveals Thousands of Years of Human Impact on the Environment
Like sediment cores, ice samples and tree rings, bat excrement can be used to study the climate of the past
Newly Discovered Indonesian Cave Art May Represent World's Oldest Known Hunting Scene
The finding bolsters the idea that even 44,000 years ago, artistic ingenuity was shaping cultures across the Eurasian continent
You Can Now Explore a 3-D Model of Cave Covered in Creepy 'Witches' Marks'
Visitors spotted hundreds of etchings designed to ward off evil while exploring a cave in England's Creswell Crags
Tiny Stone Tools Show Humans Hunted in the Rainforest 45,000 Years Ago
A 'toolkit' found in Sri Lanka adds to growing evidence that early humans inhabited many ecosystems, not just open grasslands
3-D Map to Digitize Part of Carlsbad Caverns Down to the Millimeter
The National Parks Service is also compiling a modern cultural history of the caverns
What Do We Really Know About Neanderthals?
Revolutionary discoveries in archaeology show that the species long maligned as knuckle-dragging brutes deserve a new place in the human story
Cave Markings Tell of Cherokee Life in the Years Before Indian Removal
Written in the language formalized by Sequoyah, these newly translated inscriptions describe religious practices, including the sport of stickball
Birds and Humans Are Depicted Together in This Rare Scene From 12,000 Years Ago
Researchers believe the discovery, detailed in a new study, represent an "exceptional milestone in European Paleolithic rock art"
These Caves in Bermuda Inspired the '80s TV Show 'Fraggle Rock'
When imagining a setting and plot for the children's show, Michael K. Frith looked to Crystal Caves on the island where he grew up
Cave Full of Untouched Maya Artifacts Found at Chichén Itzá
The intact offerings will allow researchers to understand changes over time at the site
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