While Huntsville may be known for its long history in aerospace innovation and its recent population boom, there are Stranger Things lurking below the surface.
A new species of pale, eyeless cavefish has been discovered in a cave system beneath Redstone Arsenal, a local U.S. Army site with a history of chemical weapons production, according to a study published July 6 in the journal Scientific Reports.
Researchers named the species Demogorgonichthys arcanus, or “demon cavefish,” after the monsters from Netflix’s “Stranger Things” and the underworld demon of Greek mythology…