In one of the most baffling discoveries of the last decade, scientists have found a clue in a cave to how life might survive ...

When cave biologist Hazel Barton ventured into the pitch darkness, the last thing she expected to find were organisms harnessing energy from light. This new understanding of photosynthesis in the dark ...

With its long wavelength, near-infrared light is hardy enough to survive the limestone surroundings in the cavern: “The ...