This amazing cave or pure crystals, some as long as 36 feet, has been discovered. The story and the photographs are amazing. picked by indierockcafe 3 years ago

Archaeologists are opening a cave sealed for more than 30 years deep beneath a Mexican pyramid to look for clues about the mysterious collapse of one of ancient civilization's largest cities. picked by donteatpoop 1 year ago

Deep inside an underwater cave in Mexico, archaeologists may have discovered the oldest human skeleton ever found in the Americas. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Bits of pottery discovered in a cave in southern China may be evidence of the earliest development of ceramics by ancient people. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

An artificial underground cave, the largest in Israel that is not connected to a city, has been exposed in the Jordan Valley in the course of a survey. Various engravings were uncovered in the cave, including cross markings, and it is assumed that this could have been an early monastery. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Researchers have found in Vietnam what they believe to be the world’s largest cave.
At 262-by-262 feet (80-by-80 meters) in most places, the Son Doong cave beats out the previous world-record holder, Deer Cave in the Malaysian section of the island of Borneo.
(disappointed there are so few pictures - but click on link on the right to see them) picked by Bingo 4 months ago

I think these guys found Superman's Fortress of Solitude. picked by tundramonkey 3 years ago

Excavators have unearthed what are believed to be some of the oldest prehistoric bones discovered in a cave in Wisconsin. The bones have been dated to between 5,600 and 5,800 years old, said Dr. John Luczaj, an earth science professor. They were discovered in New Hope Cave at Cherney Maribel Caves County Park in January and February. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A cave is a natural underground void large enough for a human to enter. This cave you can not only enter, but you can sit down on the sofa and watch TV as well in an awesome underground home. Who said cave dwelling had to be uncomfortable? picked by FreeMind 2 years ago

The Sahara Desert is remarkable in many ways. It is a place, which changes constantly. The Desert was once green and now you will have to walk miles to reach an oasis. The desert is shrinking and then it grows again. With help of sophisticated radar instruments, it is possible to penetrate sand cover and examine some of the secrets buried under the sand of... picked by octoberrain 3 years ago

Scientists have discovered the world's first 'self-watering' plant in Israel's Negev desert – one of the driest regions on earth. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

A couple of meteorologists claim in a controversial new theory that vast forests generate winds that help pump water around the planet.
If correct, the theory would explain how the deep interiors of forested continents get as much rain as the coast, and how most of Australia turned from forest to desert. It suggests that much of North America could become desert - even without global warming. picked by bingo 8 months ago

A Nepalese shepherd lead experts to a partially collapsed cave containing the 12th to 14th century depictions of scenes from Buddha's life. Explorers used ice axes to cut their way into the inaccessible 3,400m-high cave. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed an military garrison made of mud bricks and sea shells in the Sinai desert. The Tell Heboua garrison dates back 3,500 years and is the key to a whole web of defence installations in the region. picked by bingo 5 months ago

Created by Greek artist Danae Stratou and the DAST art team in the mid-1990s, this earthwork art is called "Desert Breath." It covers 100,000 square meters in the Egyptian desert near the Red Sea, and took several years to create. At its center was a fairly deep pool of water, and the whole project was designed to slowly erode over time. Which is exactly what's happened Be sure to look ... read full post picked by Colt45 10 months ago

The desert is one of the best landscapes for finding ancient buildings. The arid climate lends itself to preservation, and there is little danger of serious decay or damage from flooding. At the same time, the sand is an ever-shifting geographic feature that can swallow whole towns both quickly (as in a violent sandstorm) or slowly (as it shifts over time). picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Australian tourism bosses are offering Britons the chance to get the 'best job in the world' as the caretaker of a desert island - with a salary of nearly £1,000 per HOUR. The plumb position requires 'minimum effort' and involves 'relaxed' duties such as feeding turtles, watching whales, and picking up the island's post. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

The remains of a mighty Persian army said to have drowned in the sands of the western Egyptian desert 2,500 years ago might have been finally located, solving one of archaeology's biggest outstanding mysteries. picked by bernardblack 2 weeks ago

A plan to build a 6,000km-long wall across the Sahara Desert to stop the spread of the desert has been outlined. picked by rambler 4 months ago

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is to create a tourist resort in a giant cave used by the former Nationalist government as a secret aircraft factory during World War Two, the official Xinhua news agency said Tuesday. The Haikong cave, in verdant mountains near the southwestern city and wartime capital of Chongqing, will cost about 500 million yuan ($68 million) to develop, the report said. Nothing say... read full post picked by bevissimo 2 years ago