Blind spiders and whip scorpions, the future of climate change, photosynthesis in the dark – here's what the deepest places on Earth can reveal about life and the universe.
Down here, under the Earth, there is utter darkness ... 12km (7 miles) long and 1.2km (0.7 miles) deep, the J2 cave system is hidden deep within the Sierra Juárez mountains of Southern Mexico.
Here’s how it works. Archaeologists have unearthed a 4,000-year-old copper dagger and fragments of human skulls deep in a cave in Italy. The cave was clearly used for burials, but it also holds ...
From what I could find it sits just past 200 feet at its deepest point. The lake was created after the Amistad dam was built. The dam was started in 1964 and completed in 1969. The reservoir formed ...
Credit: Bogdan Onac. Scientists are exploring Earth’s ancient volcanic caves to uncover secrets that could help us search for life on Mars. These caves, called lava tubes, form when lava cools ...