Miners drilling through limestone in Chihuahua, Mexico, broke into an extraordinary chamber in 2000 and found something that defied geological expectations: gypsum crystals taller than telephone poles ...

These huge gypsum crystals in Mexico's Naica caves, some up to 12m long, have been growing for tens of thousands of years -- but scientists have only now discovered what's inside them. "We've ...

Some of the Earth's most incredible features lie beneath its surface. Caves often hold fascinating secrets, from the world's largest underwater cave, which is full of human remains, to the Cave of the ...

BOSTON, 20 February (BelTA - Xinhua) - Scientists have discovered long-dormant microbes trapped in giant crystals in the famous Naica mine of Mexico and have estimated that these organisms may have ...