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Mars has many weird geological features, from deep underground cave-like systems formed ... hoping it would crack the ice and ...

With high carbon dioxide, low oxygen and no photosynthesis, here’s how an entire ecosystem persists in Movile Cave, one of the most extreme environments on Earth.

No adult males were seen during the study, though there is a possibility immature males were observed. Elsewhere, in Northern Island cave spiders are being slowly turned to zombies.

Tim Fogg walked past the zombie spider fungus many times over the years before he learned what it actually was. As someone who explores caves for a living, Fogg would often see little globs of ...

A spider of the Leptonetela genus stands on its web. (Jie Liu/Hubei University) (CN) — A family of eyeless spiders dwelling in dark caves can sense light. Approximately one to three millimeters in ...

A fungus named in honour of Sir David Attenborough has been found infecting and manipulating spiders in a Northern Ireland cave turning them into The Last of Us-style “zombies”. Researchers ...

Thankfully, so far, it's only been found in spiders located in several cave systems across the island of Ireland, including the Whitefathers' Caves on the Fermanagh/Cavan border. Named after Sir ...

Thankfully, so far, it's only been found in spiders located in several cave systems across the island of Ireland, including the Whitefathers' Caves on the Fermanagh/Cavan border. Named after Sir ...