The northern coast of Spain holds one of the oldest examples of human development in the form of cave paintings, dubbed the ...

Cave Lion on display in Museum. Image by Torsten Maue, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. One of the most significant revelations from European cave art has been the detailed depictions of the ...

For centuries, humans have lived underground. Today, that ancient practice is under dire threat—even as cave life makes more ...

Scientists have uncovered ancient fossils, prehistoric artwork, and other clues to human evolution. Here are nine of the most revealing discoveries that have changed our understanding of our early ...

A man who went missing five weeks ago in south-western France has been found alive in an underground cave system where he had got lost. Jean-Luc Josuat-Verges, 48, told police he survived by eating ...

The Inspiring Monk Who Lived in a New Mexico Cave The mountaintop home of an Italian hermit who lived in the U.S. in the 1860s still attracts a handful of pilgrims ...

Tassili n'Ajjer Located in a strange lunar landscape of great geological interest, this site has one of the most important groupings of prehistoric cave art in the world.

Native American legends surround Penn’s Cave, including the tragic tale of a young Seneca brave named Malachi and his forbidden love for a French trader’s daughter named Nita-nee (from whom Mount ...