Researchers have long tried to unravel the mystery of 35 horned skulls found in a cave in central Spain. These fossiliz…
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In the cramped confines of a small cave south of Paris, scientists have uncovered what may be the oldest three-dimensional map of a region once inhabited by hunter-gatherers at the…
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Nature & Travel
Inside Mexico’s ‘Sistine Chapel of Crystals’ — a 300-meter-deep cave of giant selenite crystals
This underground cave, filled with gigantic selenite crystals—a variety of gypsum—is truly one of a kind. It’s also called the Cave of Crystals or the “Sistine Chapel of Crystals.” “This…
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A gallery of ancient cave markings in France—likely created around 75,000 years ago—appears to be the work of Neanderthals. A team studying the La Roche-Cotard engravings says it’s the clearest…
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Most people picture pearls growing inside oysters—and they’re right: marine and freshwater mollusks are the main source of pearls. But mollusks aren’t the only source. Believe it or not, stones…
