First caves of 2026 are new ones we got to survey. Not too shabby. Can I go live there?

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Sometimes we just need to cultivate some internal peace. This doesn't mean ignoring the horrors of the world, it just means finding inner respite so we can continue onward working for a better tomorrow.

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The Inquisitive Biologist looks back at 2025 and picks his five favourite books. Palaeontology, aerobiology, speleology, degrowth, and geomicrobiology top this year's list.

https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2025/12/31/year-list-the-inquisitive-biologists-top-5-reads-of-2025/

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When you crawl for like a thousand feet and finally see something sorta cool! This will be my last cave of 2025. See you next year!

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This week's #NewBooks at the library:
- A second-hand copy of The Desert Bones: The #Paleontology and Paleoecology of Mid-Cretaceous North Africa by Jamale Ijouiher from Indiana University Press
- The just-published H. P. #Lovecraft Collected Fiction Volume 3, the final of three annotated collections by S. T. Joshi from Chiroptera Press
- Following on from my review of Lechuguilla Cave, I found the earlier photographic book Lechuguilla: Jewel of the Underground by Urs Widmer from Speleo Projects for a very reasonable price on eBay.

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New review: Lechuguilla Cave features otherworldly photos and high production values, providing an unforgettable trip into one of the world's most extraordinary caves.

https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2025/10/07/book-review-lechuguilla-cave-discoveries-in-a-hidden-splendor/

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Breakdown, formations, and borehole? Sign me up!

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BAT!
(Corynorhinus rafinesquii, aka Rafinesque's Big Eared Bat)

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