Earth not only does not support diverse ecosystems, but it also has places that serve as analogs for other celestial worlds in our solar system. Astrobiologist Joshua Sebree of the University of ...

Why it's incredible: The cave is so deep, the world's tallest building could fit inside it. The Hranice Abyss — or "Hranická propast," in Czech — is the deepest known freshwater cave in the world.

What can lava tubes on Earth teach us about finding life on Mars? This is a recent study published in Communications Earth & Environment hopes to address as an international team of researchers ...

Scientists have long been interested in the caves of Mars — not just because they could provide a home for future human explorers, but also because they just might harbor evidence of life on the Red ...

In July 2024, an international team announced an amazing discovery in Sulawesi: cave paintings at Leang Karampuang from at least 51,200 years ago. The images depict three human‑like figures ...

Robin Smith receives funding from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). Using radar, a Nasa spacecraft, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), has confirmed the existence of caves beneath ...

Paul Wilcox descends into Devil’s Canopy Cave on Prince of Wales Island. An unlikely discovery in a cave on Prince of Wales Island could help scientists understand Earth’s climate history. A small ...

The discovery of what looks to be the first cave on the moon – at the bottom of a lunar pit 200 feet deep – has jolted the scientific community and spurred hope it could be used as a base to protect ...

The first clip from Nick Cave's upcoming film 20,000 Days on Earth has been released. The 50-second snippet shows the singer sat at a typewriter, while in a voiceover he contemplates the writing ...

Scientists have recently identified a cave on the moon near the historic Apollo 11 landing site where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot 55 years ago. An Italian research team announced on Monday ...

A group of scientists using data from a 2010 NASA lunar mission believe they have confirmed the existence of an accessible rock tunnel beneath the lunar surface. The team analyzed a series of images ...

For years, the oldest widely accepted cave art came from Spain, where mineral crusts dated paintings to more than 64,000 years. That work also relied on uranium decay in crusts, so it offered a ...