Lunar cave explorer
What might look like a dangling hamster ball is actually a robotic sphere to explore the depths of lunar caves.
Planetary Sciences
Mar 24, 2021
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News tagged with cave systems
Archaeologists in Mexico claim world's longest flooded cave
Archaeologists and divers on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula announced Wednesday that they found a passage connecting two underwater caves, creating what they say is the world's longest continuous flooded cave.
Archaeology
Jan 18, 2018
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Warm Antarctic caves harbour secret life: scientists
A secret world of animals and plants—including unknown species—may live in warm caves under Antarctica's glaciers, scientists said Friday.
Earth Sciences
Sep 08, 2017
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There be dragons? Creatures you might find on a real journey to the centre of the Earth
Who knows what wonders may lie beneath our feet. Herds of prehistoric creatures in deep subterranean caverns were described in Jules Verne's novel Journey to The Centre of The Earth. And when 17th century scientists discovered ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 25, 2016
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Only above-water microbes play a role in cave development
Only the microbes located above the water's surface contribute to the development of hydrogen-sulfide-rich caves, suggests an international team of researchers. Since 2004, researchers have been studying the Frasassi cave ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 02, 2015
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A kingdom of cave beetles found in Southern China
A team of scientists specializing in cave biodiversity from the South China Agricultural University (Guangzhou) unearthed a treasure trove of rare blind cave beetles. The description of seven new species of underground Trechinae ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 14, 2014
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Genetic study of prehistoric girl: Dating and DNA show Paleoamerican-Native American connection
Eastern Asia, Western Asia, Japan, Beringia and even Europe have all been suggested origination points for the earliest humans to enter the Americas because of apparent differences in cranial form between today's Native Americans ...
Archaeology
May 15, 2014
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Life deep down: A new beautiful translucent snail from the deepest cave in Croatia
Scientists discovered a new species of a peculiar cave-dwelling snail in one of the 20 deepest cave systems in the world, Lukina Jama–Trojama in Croatia. The newly discovered species belongs to a genus of minute air-breathing ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 10, 2013
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Blind, scaleless cave fish species discovered in Vietnam
Could there be more biological treasures awaiting discovery in Asia's limestone cave systems?
Plants & Animals
Dec 03, 2012
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New research to simulate geoscience field trips
College students with mobility impairments who are studying for a career in the geosciences will soon be able to explore a computer-generated simulation of a large cave system to meet the degree requirements of field-based ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 17, 2011
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