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Apr 16, 2021
DARPA wants cave robots that can scout ahead for threats or missing people
The program is called the Subterranean Challenge.
Apr 5, 2021
We could live in caves on the moon. What would that be like?
Lunar caves aren’t just scientific curiosities—they might be our future homes.
Jul 24, 2018
I squeezed through a 7-inch passage to find ancient humans
Excavating a long-hidden cemetery in a cave.
Jul 7, 2018
This is how, and why, explorers go cave diving
Bring multiple light sources, more than enough air, and follow the line.
Jun 28, 2017
8,200 years ago, California’s forecast was 150 years of rain
Cave deposits reveal the region's stormy past.
May 22, 2017
Scientists are spelunking for cave gunk to fight superbugs
Deep in caverns around the world, bacteria are laboring to make antibiotics we can discover and use for ourselves.
Jul 28, 2016
Why NASA Astronauts Just Spent A Week Living In A Cave
Spelunking as a space simulation
Jul 7, 2016
More Evidence That Neanderthals May Have Had Some Cannibalistic Tendencies
Belgian cave holds remains of cut leg bones
