New cave species discovered ‘among diamonds' in abandoned mining town in Brazil

Researchers believe the new species may spend its entire life in the dark zone of their caves where no light reaches, ...

Cooking Oil Used to Free Teen Wedged in Narrow 'Pretzel' Cave After Passage Became 'Limestone Straitjacket'

The teen was part of a youth group outing at Duffield Cave in Franklin County, Penn. Things went awry when she got stuck ...
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Rescue Wants Answers After Finding a 'Very Scared' Cat Abandoned in a Cave with No Food or Water

The cat is now in the care of the RSPCA, after a Good Samaritan dropped the feline off at a veterinarian. Courtesy RSPCA The RSPCA is trying to make sense of a recent animal abandonment. On May 14, an ...
Houston Chronicle

Rescue attempt at Mexican cave abandoned

JOCHICH, Mexico -- Heavy rains filled a cave in southern Mexico where two children had been trapped for days, forcing emergency officials to abandon their rescue operation early today and give up hope ...
Idaho Statesman

New cave species discovered ‘among diamonds’ in abandoned mining town in Brazil

A new species of cave-dwelling cricket was discovered in an abandoned mining village in Brazil, according to to a study. Mendes-Carvalho, P. H., Souza-Silva, M., & Ferreira, R. L. (2025). Taxonomy In ...