CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) — A bag of Cheetos that was dropped on the ground at Carlsbad Caverns National Park had a large impact on the cave’s ecosystem, according to National Park Service staff. “At the ...

Within the UNESCO and ACF partnership, the site preserves natural heritage, protects vulnerable ecosystems, and mitigates the ...

Rangers at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in southern New Mexico describe it as a “world-changing” event for the tiny microbes and insects that call this specialized subterranean environment home. The ...

The subterranean environment of caves presents a unique laboratory for studying microbial ecology. In these isolated, oligotrophic habitats, microorganisms engage in diverse metabolic processes and ...

JERUSALEM — Israeli scientists said Wednesday that they had discovered a prehistoric ecosystem dating back millions of years. The discovery was made in a cave near the central Israeli city of Ramle ...

Deep underground in a dark, sulfuric cave on the border between Albania and Greece, scientists have made an incredible discovery – a giant communal spider web spanning more than 100 square meters ...

With high carbon dioxide, low oxygen and no photosynthesis, here’s how an entire ecosystem persists in one of the world’s most extreme environments. Life, as we know it, is exceptionally good at ...

A bag of Cheetos gets dropped and left on the floor. Seems inconsequential, right? Hardly. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Rangers at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in southern New ...