WASHINGTON: Scientists have identified signs of the presence of life about 1,300 feet below ground in a massive cave in Italy, an advance that may help detect l ...

Only the microbes located above the water's surface contribute to the development of hydrogen-sulfide-rich caves, suggests an international team of researchers. Since 2004, researchers have been ...

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 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 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 ...

Cave-dwelling bacteria are interior designers of sorts, ... By rappelling into the Frasassi cave system in Italy, for the first time, ...

That is relatively recent; caves formed by the more common action of carbonic acid grow considerably more slowly. The great underground cathedrals of Carlsbad nd Frasassi are much older.

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

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 ...

Only the microbes located above the water's surface contribute to the development of hydrogen-sulfide-rich caves, suggests an international team of researchers. Since 2004, researchers have been ...