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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.
Turtles finally have a place in the tree of life: X‑ray study of South African fossils was a decider
Valentin Buffa, University of Zurich; Jonah Choiniere, University of the Witwatersrand; Julien Benoit, University of the Witwatersrand, and…
129,000 years of crocodiles: what we know about Australasia’s ancient apex predators
Jorgo Ristevski, The University of Queensland; Julien Louys, Griffith University, and Nicole Boivin, The University of Queensland The…
Deep‑sea sponges survive in complete darkness in ways we didn’t know before
Alessandro N. Garritano, University of Sydney; UNSW Sydney and Torsten Thomas, UNSW Sydney When we think of marine…
Squeak up! I can’t hear you: pilot whales are shouting to hear themselves over ship noise
A pod of long-finned pilot whales near a cargo ship. CIRCE Vanessa Pirotta, Macquarie University In the Strait…
Conserving 30% of the planet will only succeed if people are part of the plan
Masai herders in Kenya. JWCohen/Shutterstock Chris Sandbrook, University of Cambridge and Javier Fajardo, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; University…
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…