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As grandiose as we might think our civilizations have become, we are but the latest entry in the long chronicle detailing life on Earth. We humans share this planet with fellow organisms whose vast numbers completely tower over our own. We borrowed this planet from its previous inhabitants from eons ago and whose lives were written on the soil-turned-rock on which they were laid to rest. Modern Sciences urges its readers to contemplate our planetary co-inhabitants, both past and present.
Massive marine heatwave caused Caribbean coral reefs to collapse much faster than predicted – new research
Chris Perry, University of Exeter and Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) For decades, coral reefs…
Mozambique ‘sky island’ expeditions found 4 new species of chameleon – already at risk from forest loss
Male sylvan chameleon (Nadzikambia goodallae) from Mount Ribáuè, Mozambique. Krystal Tolley, CC BY Krystal Tolley, University of Johannesburg…
Heat and cold alter how animals fight disease. As the climate changes, this knowledge may be vital
Rotem Dozetas/Getty Julie Old, Western Sydney University and Brian Dixon, University of Waterloo Each animal species has an…
40 years on from the disaster, why there are foxes, bears and bison again around Chernobyl
Wikimedia, CC BY Nick Dunn, Lancaster University In the novel When There Are Wolves Again by E.J. Swift,…
The beloved emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal are now officially endangered. Here’s what can be done
The Conversation, CC BY-ND Mary-Anne Lea, University of Tasmania; Jane Younger, University of Tasmania, and Noemie Friscourt, University…
Meet kungaka – ‘the hidden one’. This ancient lizard could be the rarest reptile in Australia
Tom Parkin, CC BY-ND Warlpa Thompson, Indigenous Knowledge; Jodi Rowley, UNSW Sydney, and Thomas Parkin, Australian Museum Hidden…
Insects in the tropics are already near their heat limits – climate change could push many beyond survival
Many insects, like this malachite butterfly, face critical heat stress under future temperatures. Photo by Kim Holzmann, CC…
Meet ‘Tous’ – an entirely new genus of mammal we identified. Here’s why it’s so exciting
Erik Meijaard, University of Kent; Kristofer M. Helgen, University of Technology Sydney, and Tim Flannery, Australian Museum Mammals…
Science knows of 21,000 bee species. There are likely thousands more
James B. Dorey, University of Wollongong and Nikolas Johnston, University of Wollongong It’s a question that has sparked…
The world’s great fish migrations are collapsing – that’s a problem for millions of people
Mahseer swim in the Ramganga River, a major tributary of the Ganges River in South Asia. Zeb Hogan…