Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky is home to the world’s longest cave system, with over 426 miles of mapped underground passages. While here, visitors can hike the Cedar Sink Trail and explore an ...

International scientists have discovered a stencil of a hand in Indonesia that dates back nearly 68,000 years, making it the oldest known cave artwork ever discovered, per a study published Wednesday ...

A red stencil of a hand pressed against the wall of an Indonesian cave is the oldest rock art ever discovered, scientists said Wednesday, and sheds light on how humans first migrated to Australia. The ...

Maxime Aubert receives funding from the Australian Research Council, Google Arts & Culture and The National Geographic Society. Adam Brumm receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Adhi ...

In an Indonesian cave system known for its prehistoric art, the oldest cave art yet found was hiding in plain sight. In a cave full of paintings that were well studied over the years, a faint hand ...

A 26-ft (8-m) deep excavation in Indonesia has revealed that humans and a hominin species that pre-dates humans used the same cave. The enticing possibility even exists that both species overlapped, ...

Most people believe that self-awareness is important. Self-awareness partly involves recognizing that there are limits to our knowledge and understanding of things, making us open to considering ...

The southwest corner of South Dakota is home to several of the state’s biggest hits, making for the ultimate road trip adventure. In just a few days, you can check off Mount Rushmore, explore Badlands ...

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Spoilers for the first four episodes of Stranger Things Season 5 lie ahead! Do not proceed if you haven't watched yet! We finally found out where Max is (at least, her consciousness) during the first ...

Scientists have long been interested in the caves of Mars — not just because they could provide a home for future human explorers, but also because they just might harbor evidence of life on the Red ...