A mysterious rock painting in South Africa’s cave could be the first-ever artwork of an animal that disappeared 250 million years ago. The San people’s “Horned Serpent Panel” features a strange ...

In two villages in the Guizhou Province of China, sloping caves hold water below the surface. Their openings lead down nearly 1,000 feet to large pools of water, their total expanse unknown because of ...

A cave-dwelling fish has been swimming the waters of India unknowingly. But researchers have just discovered the mysterious fish, which they named Schistura densiclava, in Meghalaya’s Krem Mawjymbuin ...

Deep inside Puerto Rico’s caves, a snake hangs silently from the ceiling, waiting. With perfect timing, the Puerto Rican boa lunges mid-air to snatch flying bats. How does this unusual hunting trick ...

Researchers found dozens of tiny, see-through crustaceans in an Australian cave, including a new “giant” species measuring nearly 6mm (not pictured). JURE MAKOVEC AFP via Getty Images When researchers ...

In the clear water of Totem Pole Cave (not pictured), “giant” creatures swim around, waiting to be discovered. Michael Behrens via Unsplash In the Northern Territory of Australia, large karst fields ...

Vietnam is known for karst landscapes characterized by rich biodiverse caves that researchers say likely host more new species. Nguyen, Stoev, and Vu (2025) Zoosystematics and Evolution Vietnam is ...

Researchers found dozens of tiny, see-through crustaceans in an Australian cave, including a new “giant” species measuring nearly 6mm (not pictured). NHAC NGUYEN AFP via Getty Images Researchers ...

A new species discovered in Totem Pole Cave in Australia features protruding teeth, enlarged spines and up to 11 claws.

Scientists found an aquatic cave creature with “visible” internal organs in China and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Shi, Chen, Che, Dao, Liu, Wang, Yang and Wang (2025) At the ...

In karst caves in southern China, two new species were discovered in cages set by researchers. Rui Marinho via Unsplash In two villages in the Guizhou Province of China, sloping caves hold water below ...