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For Almost 1,500 Years, The Ancestors Of Modern-Day Native Americans Kept Coming Back To This Sacred Cave To Paint In Complete DarknessPicture Cave rock art

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For Almost 1,500 Years, The Ancestors Of Modern-Day Native Americans Kept Coming Back To This Sacred Cave To Paint In Complete DarknessPicture Cave rock art
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For Almost 1,500 Years, The Ancestors Of Modern-Day Native Americans Kept Coming Back To This Sacred Cave To Paint In Complete Darkness

clock-iconJuly 29, 2026
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Rituals For Magic And Healing Have Been Performed In An Australian Cave For 25,000 YearsA standing stone installed 2,000 years ago, seen during excavations. Ashy layers surrounding the stone contain burnt phytoliths.

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Rituals For Magic And Healing Have Been Performed In An Australian Cave For 25,000 YearsA standing stone installed 2,000 years ago, seen during excavations. Ashy layers surrounding the stone contain burnt phytoliths.
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Rituals For Magic And Healing Have Been Performed In An Australian Cave For 25,000 Years

clock-iconJuly 24, 2026

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Prehistoric Rock Art Has An “Organizational Grammar”, And May Have Been Used For Communicative And Ritual PurposesMagdalenian rock art from Ekain Cave

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Prehistoric Rock Art Has An “Organizational Grammar”, And May Have Been Used For Communicative And Ritual PurposesMagdalenian rock art from Ekain Cave
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Prehistoric Rock Art Has An “Organizational Grammar”, And May Have Been Used For Communicative And Ritual Purposes

clock-iconJuly 24, 2026
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In 1961, Scientists Began Exploring Uncharted Caves In Borneo. The "Howling" Mountain Revealed A Hidden World Beneath The Rainforestlight floods through the large mouth of deer cave, with a cavernously high ceiling that makes a human look like an ant

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In 1961, Scientists Began Exploring Uncharted Caves In Borneo. The "Howling" Mountain Revealed A Hidden World Beneath The Rainforestlight floods through the large mouth of deer cave, with a cavernously high ceiling that makes a human look like an ant
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In 1961, Scientists Began Exploring Uncharted Caves In Borneo. The "Howling" Mountain Revealed A Hidden World Beneath The Rainforest

clock-iconJuly 17, 2026

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How These Caves Alerted The World To Australia’s Unusual Megafauna And Helped Inspire Darwin’s Theory Of EvolutionThe stalactites of Cathedral Cave draw they eye, but there is more scientific interest in fossils found in the cave floor below.

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How These Caves Alerted The World To Australia’s Unusual Megafauna And Helped Inspire Darwin’s Theory Of EvolutionThe stalactites of Cathedral Cave draw they eye, but there is more scientific interest in fossils found in the cave floor below.
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How These Caves Alerted The World To Australia’s Unusual Megafauna And Helped Inspire Darwin’s Theory Of Evolution

clock-iconJuly 6, 2026

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The Mystery Of Thorin: For 50,000 Years, A Cave-Dwelling Population Of Neanderthals Stayed Isolated From Their PeersThe maxilla (upper jawbone) of Thorin.

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The Mystery Of Thorin: For 50,000 Years, A Cave-Dwelling Population Of Neanderthals Stayed Isolated From Their PeersThe maxilla (upper jawbone) of Thorin.
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The Mystery Of Thorin: For 50,000 Years, A Cave-Dwelling Population Of Neanderthals Stayed Isolated From Their Peers

clock-iconJune 22, 2026
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14,400 Years Ago, Five Hunter-Gatherers And Their Dog Explored A Treacherous Bear Cave In Italy. This Is How They Lit Their WayPrehistoric adults, children and dog carrying torches through a cave

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14,400 Years Ago, Five Hunter-Gatherers And Their Dog Explored A Treacherous Bear Cave In Italy. This Is How They Lit Their WayPrehistoric adults, children and dog carrying torches through a cave
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14,400 Years Ago, Five Hunter-Gatherers And Their Dog Explored A Treacherous Bear Cave In Italy. This Is How They Lit Their Way

clock-iconJune 3, 2026

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How Did Ancient Humans Make Their Beds? 200,000-Year-Old Grass Found In An Iconic Cave Just Revealed The AnswerBorder Cave

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How Did Ancient Humans Make Their Beds? 200,000-Year-Old Grass Found In An Iconic Cave Just Revealed The AnswerBorder Cave
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How Did Ancient Humans Make Their Beds? 200,000-Year-Old Grass Found In An Iconic Cave Just Revealed The Answer

clock-iconMay 27, 2026

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Nickajack Cave, “The Bat Cave Miracle”, And Why Things Can Get Hairy When Hunting Giant Catfishthe cave entrance is half submerged in water

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Nickajack Cave, “The Bat Cave Miracle”, And Why Things Can Get Hairy When Hunting Giant Catfishthe cave entrance is half submerged in water
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Nickajack Cave, “The Bat Cave Miracle”, And Why Things Can Get Hairy When Hunting Giant Catfish

clock-iconMay 21, 2026

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Areni-1 Is The Oldest Shoe Of Its Kind Ever Found – And It Pretty Much Shouldn't ExistA picture of the Areni 1 shoe on display.

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Areni-1 Is The Oldest Shoe Of Its Kind Ever Found – And It Pretty Much Shouldn't ExistA picture of the Areni 1 shoe on display.
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Areni-1 Is The Oldest Shoe Of Its Kind Ever Found – And It Pretty Much Shouldn't Exist

clock-iconApril 23, 2026

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A Virologist’s Nightmare: People And Predators Keep Going Into A Cave Full Of Bats With Marburg Virusa Egyptian fruit bat hanging upset down.

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A Virologist’s Nightmare: People And Predators Keep Going Into A Cave Full Of Bats With Marburg Virusa Egyptian fruit bat hanging upset down.
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A Virologist’s Nightmare: People And Predators Keep Going Into A Cave Full Of Bats With Marburg Virus

clock-iconApril 22, 2026

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The Old Brutish Image Of Neanderthals Was Linked To One Fossil – But It Was A Total Red HerringNeanderthal, prehistoric caveman

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The Old Brutish Image Of Neanderthals Was Linked To One Fossil – But It Was A Total Red HerringNeanderthal, prehistoric caveman
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The Old Brutish Image Of Neanderthals Was Linked To One Fossil – But It Was A Total Red Herring

clock-iconApril 21, 2026

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A 289-Million-Year-Old Mummified Reptile From An Oklahoma Cave Shows How We Breathe The Way We Doa reptile is seen dead in a cave with a visible injury to its side which reveals a ribcage

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A 289-Million-Year-Old Mummified Reptile From An Oklahoma Cave Shows How We Breathe The Way We Doa reptile is seen dead in a cave with a visible injury to its side which reveals a ribcage
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A 289-Million-Year-Old Mummified Reptile From An Oklahoma Cave Shows How We Breathe The Way We Do

clock-iconApril 9, 2026

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In 1990, A Man Stumbled Across The World's Largest Cave — Then Lost It For Nearly 17 YearsA brilliant ray of sunlight shines on a figure inside the entrance of Hang Son Doong.

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In 1990, A Man Stumbled Across The World's Largest Cave — Then Lost It For Nearly 17 YearsA brilliant ray of sunlight shines on a figure inside the entrance of Hang Son Doong.
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In 1990, A Man Stumbled Across The World's Largest Cave — Then Lost It For Nearly 17 Years

clock-iconApril 7, 2026

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In 1940, A Dog Investigated A Hole In A Tree And Uncovered A Vast Cave Filled With Ancient Human ArtA natural cave entrance.

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In 1940, A Dog Investigated A Hole In A Tree And Uncovered A Vast Cave Filled With Ancient Human ArtA natural cave entrance.
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In 1940, A Dog Investigated A Hole In A Tree And Uncovered A Vast Cave Filled With Ancient Human Art

clock-iconMarch 21, 2026