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How tiny cave shrimps power the underworld of the Yucatan
- April 20, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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Beneath the lush rainforests of the Yucatan Peninsula lies a hidden, subterranean world: a vast network of flooded sinkholes and anchialine caves. These unique underwater systems, which mix fresh and saltwater and are influenced by the tides, have no open connection to the surface and have served as an evolutionary refuge for millions of years.
Originally published at Phys.org