Spiders living in caves show how tiny genetic changes can reshape vision or cause complete blindness over generations.

Spiders play an important role in cave ecosystems as predators, yet little is known about the embryonic development of many cave-spider species.Cave-dwelling animals often exhibit unique ...

This discovery highlights the importance of small animals in ancient ecosystems and their role in the marine food chain.

Moving quietly to avoid rousing the animals, he approaches a ... concerned not just for bats but for the ecosystems in which they participate—living caves, forests, farmlands.

Once an ancient seafloor, the arid ecosystem covers more ... Troglomorphism is the term applied to animals that evolved to live in the complete darkness of a cave. "They're globally significant ...

This discovery highlights the importance of small animals in ancient ecosystems and their role in the marine food chain. Mammoth Cave, with its 400 miles (650 km) of explored passages, is an ...