Since 2004, researchers have been studying the Frasassi cave system, an actively developing limestone cave system located 1500 feet underground in central Italy. Only the microbes located above ...

Deep inside the Frasassi cave system in Italy and more than 1,600 feet below the Earth's surface, divers found filamentous ropes of microbes growing in the cold water, according to a team of ...

Biovermiculations in Italy's Frasassi cave system, lit with a UV bulb. Credit: Zena Cardman Almost a third of a mile underground, in the dark, damp vaults of the vast Frasassi cave system in central ...

The spectacular Frasassi caves are considered to be the largest karst complex in Europe. Equipped with walkways and theatrical lighting, this beautiful spot in the Marche region includes inlaid ...

By rappelling into the Frasassi cave system in Italy, for the first time, scientists have revealed clearly the role of cave bacteria in actually forming caves, as reported this week here at the ...

The structure of the Frasassi Caves - teeming with life at the lowest level of the cave and only remnants of life present at varying elevations above - offers a real-world laboratory setting for ...

The Grotte di Frasassi (Frasassi Caves) is one of the largest subterranean cave systems in Europe. The … Read more ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Cave-dwelling bacteria are interior designers of sorts, forming mucus-like chandeliers that hang from cave ceilings and coat the floors with thick mats. Now scientists are finding ...

From a lion's mane jellyfish in the Arctic Ocean to explorers preparing to dive deep into the dark waters of the Frasassi Caves in Italy, National Geographic's 2023 Pictures of the Year is a ...