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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.
Evolution of Swimming Styles in Mesozoic Marine Reptiles Discovered in Innovative Study
Researchers from the University of Bristol have used state-of-the-art statistical methods to study the locomotion of Mesozoic marine…
Galápagos Expedition Reveals Pristine, Unexplored Coral Reefs
The first deep-sea coral reefs have been found within the Galápagos Marine Reserve (GMR), according to scientists on…
How Reptiles Dominated the Jurassic Seas
Had you been swimming out in the open seas during the Jurassic period, you might spot something that…
How Did Plants Survive the Asteroid That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs?
Around 60% of all plant species on Earth died with the nonavian dinosaurs 65 million years ago, when…
Researchers Create Embryo-like Structures from Monkey Cells
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have created “blastoids,” or embryo-like structures, using monkey embryonic stem…
Scientists Discover Over 30,000 Hidden Viruses In Microbial DNA
A team of scientists at the University of Innsbruck has discovered over 30,000 viruses hidden in the DNA…
Scouring South Africa For Fossils (Older Than Dinosaurs)
It is not immediately apparent to us as readers of paleontology updates, but these ancient animals are often…
Smell is the crucial sense that holds ant society together, helping the insects recognize, communicate and cooperate with one another
Ants from different colonies will fight based on smell alone. Joseph Howell, Vanderbilt University, CC BY-ND Laurence Zwiebel,…
Tyrannosaurus rex: our new research shows it covered its enormous teeth with lips
Mark Witton, Author provided Mark P. Witton, University of Portsmouth Picture a Tyrannosaurus rex, that ferocious yet one…
The Math Underneath Competing Species
Say two animals live near each other—is there any math that best describes their predicament when both depend…