Caves
Researchers Work to Take the Bias Out Of Facial Reconstruction
Instead of relying on European-centric data sets, researchers used a global database to help image a 13,600-year-old woman from Thailand
New Technique Shows San Rock Art Is 5,000 Years Old
Using a highly refined form of carbon dating, researchers were able to date the pigments in art in Botswana, Lesotho and South Africa
Artifacts Found in Indonesian Cave Show Complexities of Ice Age Culture
Pendants and buttons as well as carvings suggest the inhabitants of Wallacea were as advanced as Europeans during the Ice Age
Memories of a Runaway Cuban Slave
A former sugar plantation slave recalls fleeing to a cave in the woods and the new dangers that awaited him there
Humans May Have Hunted Cave Lions to Extinction—For Throw Rugs
Dear cave lions: We're so, so sorry.
Magnificent Millipede Has 414 Legs and Four Penises
Meet <i>Illacme tobini,</i> a newly described species of millipede discovered in a cave in Sequoia National Park
Archaeologists Are Trying to Digitally Preserve an Ancient Cave Before It's Demolished
The 5th-century cave is in the way of an airport expansion
A Rare Blind Salamander’s Eggs Are Finally Hatching
Biologists have waited with bated breath for months
New Timeline Zeros in on the Creation of the Chauvet Cave Paintings
Radiocarbon dates help reconstruct the cave's long history
Caves Can Now Help Scientists Trace Ancient Wildfires
But the chemical clues for fire add an unexpected snarl for researchers using those same caves to track climate change
“Baby Hands” on Rock Paintings Were Probably Lizard Prints
The prints could have held symbolic meaning for Stone Age humans
Watch a Stunning Time-Lapse of Cave-Bound Glowworms
These New Zealand sparklers aren’t stars—they’re insects
Otherworldly Photos From Inside One of the World's Largest River Caves
Studded with cave pearls and home to elusive giant spiders, this cave is one of Laos' hidden treasures
The Remarkable Cave Temples of Southern India
Deccan's intricate monuments, many of which are carved into cliffs, date back to the sixth century
See the World Like a Paleolithic Cave Dweller With This Replica of the Lascaux Cave Paintings
Go back in time with the help of some talented French artists
A Journey to the Oldest Cave Paintings in the World
The discovery in a remote part of Indonesia has scholars rethinking the origins of art—and of humanity
Does This Carving Depict a Paleolithic Campsite?
A chunk of stone may be marked with one of the oldest drawings of a human campsite
Utah’s Danger Cave Will Soon Open For a Rare Tour
The cave houses evidence of human habitation from over 11,000 years ago
Neanderthals Had Houses With Hot Water
Not bad for a caveman
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