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We are makers of history, yet we are also molded by it. The line connecting us to our ancestors spans decades, centuries, and millennia; the lessons learned from our progenitors are passed down the generations through timeless stories and discovered remnants of our enigmatic yet beautiful past. Modern Sciences recounts the passage of time, how humanity has shaped it, and how it has shaped humanity.
Wildlife wonders of Britain and Ireland before the industrial revolution – my research reveals all the biodiversity we’ve lost
The extinction of the wolf in Britain was widely celebrated as an achievement towards the creation of a…
When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile of ice offers warnings for the future
Water and sediment pour off the melting margin of the Greenland ice sheet. Jason Edwards/Photodisc via Getty Images…
A Canadian lake holds the key to the beginning of the Anthropocene, a new geological epoch
Canada’s Crawford Lake, in Ontario, was chosen for its pristine sediment record. SF photo/Shutterstock Alejandro Cearreta, Universidad del…
He Had “Become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds.” Who Was Oppenheimer?
In the early hours of July 16, 1945, some 56 km southeast of Socorro, New Mexico, a man…
The Titan disaster could suggest deep sea diving is risky – history shows that’s far from the truth
A view of the seafloor from the Deep Rover 2 submersible. Jon Copley, Author provided Jon Copley, University…
Why is the sky dark at night? The 200-year history of a question that transformed our understanding of the Universe
ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Martel, CC BY-SA Jonathan Biteau, Université Paris-Saclay; Alberto Domínguez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid;…
New Model of Human Evolution Challenges Long-Held Beliefs, Revealing Multiple Ancestors in Africa
A groundbreaking study published in Nature has unveiled a new model of human evolution, overturning the long-held notion…
Ancient humans may have paused in Arabia for 30,000 years on their way out of Africa
Shutterstock Ray Tobler, Australian National University; Shane T Grey, Garvan Institute, and Yassine Souilmi, University of Adelaide Most…
Were Lightbulbs Really That Great as Inventions?
Some would ask what some of humanity’s best inventions ever were. Should we include lightbulbs in that list?
Climate change first ‘went viral’ exactly 70 years ago
Marc Hudson, University of Sussex We have grown so used to many things. To the pictures of wildfires…