Scientists have discovered life thriving in Veryovkina Cave, Earth's deepest known cave at over 2,200 meters. Microorganisms, independent of sunlight, fuel this extreme ecosystem by deriving energy ...

Beneath the Earth’s surface lies a world so extreme and isolated that it seems more like an alien planet than part of our own. Veryovkina Cave, the deepest known cave on Earth, plunges a staggering ...

(via MinuteEarth) Krubera Cave, one of our planet’s deepest known caves, extends 2200 meters into the earth – that’s a depth of nearly six Empire State Buildings. Or at least, that's as far down as ...

Caves are one of the most mysterious habitats on earth, a habitat that is dark, lacks sunlight, has a constant temperature, and food is limited. However, after millions of years, some animals have ...