“Who will speak for the imperiled troglobites? Charismatic megafauna, they are not. Troglobites—not to be confused with troglodytes (cavemen) or trilobites (extinct arthropods)—are neither ...

(via BBC Earth) Many caves are like islands , cut off from the outside World and other known civilization. This isolation has resulted in the evolution of various strange creatures - These species ...

A cave-dwelling fish has been swimming the waters of India unknowingly. But researchers have just discovered the mysterious fish, which they named Schistura densiclava, in Meghalaya's Krem Mawjymbuin ...

A blind spider-like animal has stopped development of a multi-billion-dollar iron ore mine in Australia for fear the tiny cave-dweller would become extinct. Western Australia's Environmental ...

The discovery of tiny, cave-dwelling animals measuring just 4mm in length has halted plans to develop a $10bn (£5bn) mine in Western Australia. Environmental protection officials rejected the iron ore ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A blind spider-like animal has stopped development of a multi-billion-dollar iron ore mine in Australia after an environmental body rejected the project for fear the tiny ...