In 1986, Romanian geologist Cristian Lascu discovered Movile Cave near Mangalia, Romania—a place that has remained completely ...

In a recent exploration, scientists have stumbled upon a colossal spider ‘supercity’ in a cave, home to an estimated 100,000 ...

Learn more about how scientists uncovered an unlikely community of arachnids in Europe’s Sulfur Cave and why these spiders ...

Deep beneath the Balkans, a massive sulfur-fed cave hosts 111,000 spiders in one shared web, defying typical spider behavior.

Spiders in this toxic sulfur cave have built a thriving spider metropolis and the largest spider web complex in the world!

Researchers discovered the world’s largest spiderweb housing 111,000 spiders in Greece’s Sulfur Cave, revealing a rare ...

Rangers at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in southern New Mexico describe it as a “world-changing” event for the tiny microbes and insects that call this specialized subterranean environment home. The ...

The subterranean environment of caves presents a unique laboratory for studying microbial ecology. In these isolated, oligotrophic habitats, microorganisms engage in diverse metabolic processes and ...

CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) — A bag of Cheetos that was dropped on the ground at Carlsbad Caverns National Park had a large impact on the cave’s ecosystem, according to National Park Service staff. “At the ...

JERUSALEM — Israeli scientists said Wednesday that they had discovered a prehistoric ecosystem dating back millions of years. The discovery was made in a cave near the central Israeli city of Ramle ...

Hike Windlass Cave in Tennessee—a tight, rocky, cliff-lined trail that leads to a narrow cave tucked into the Cumberland ...