That gust of cool air is what led two National Park Service employees to stumble upon Crystal Cave while fishing at a nearby ...

Welcome to 10 Cave Animals. Beneath the Earth’s surface lies a mysterious realm, one where the rules of nature seem to take on a whole new dimension. Caves, especially those that plunge to extreme ...

Most of us are familiar with sloths, the bear-like animals that hang from trees, live life in the slow lane, take a month to digest a meal and poop just once a week. Their closest living relatives ...

Dr. Luis Espinasa went into the Calera cave system looking for cavefish but found an world of ancient megafauna, like this cave bear. (All photos courtesy of Luis Espinasa) Mammoths, saber-toothed ...

Deep inside a labyrinthine cave in southwestern France, ancient humans who lived around 30,000 years ago carved horses, mammoths and rhinoceros into the walls, a fabulous prehistoric menagerie ...

Jaubert thinks the cave may have been used for initiation ceremonies, “a rite of passage for adolescents to join the adult world” — a practice often observed in primitive hunter-gatherer groups.

The giant panda is a species of bear that is found in the mountains of central and western China. One of the most popular and distinguishable animals in the world, the giant panda is also one of the ...

That means that this buff is far more likely to remain active even in the most brutal of battles. A giant Cave Bear charging into a fight will have enemies shaking in their boots.

In the clear water of Totem Pole Cave (not pictured), “giant” creatures swim around, waiting to be discovered. Michael Behrens via Unsplash In the Northern Territory of Australia, large karst ...

Deep within the darkness of a forest cave in Ecuador, a “giant” eight-legged creature hung from its web. That’s when it was spotted by researchers. Scientists were exploring two neighboring ...

On Wednesday, they determined that the bear “had left the cave and not returned.” With the cave “bear-free,” the stage was set for Charlie’s rescue.