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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.
20°C seems the optimal temperature for life on Earth to thrive – what does this mean in a warming world?
Mark John Costello, Nord University and Ross Corkrey, University of Tasmania Have you ever wondered about the optimal…
Potato plant radiation sensors could one day monitor radiation in areas surrounding power plants
Fields of genetically modified potato plants could detect radiation. AP Photo/John Miller Robert Sears, University of Tennessee and…
Sentinels of the sea: ancient boulder corals are key to reef survival in a warmer world
Giacomo d Orlando Kate Marie Quigley, James Cook University Seas surrounding Australia this month hit an alarming level…
We Found a Pile of Mammoth Bones. What Were They For?
Enormous piles of wooly mammoth bones dating back to the end of the last ice age have been…
New Tools Enable Precise Control of Cellular Organization and Signaling
At a Glance Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed innovative tools to address the challenge of…
‘Jaws’ portrayed sharks as monsters 50 years ago, but it also inspired a generation of shark scientists
A paleontologist wears a T-shirt showing Strophodus rebecae, a shark species with flat teeth that lived millions of…
A 365-million-year-old fish with an extreme underbite showcases vertebrate diversity
Artist reconstruction of Alienacanthus malkowskii, a 365-million-year-old placoderm fish from Poland and Morocco. (Beat Scheffold & Christian Klug),…
Horses, camels and deer get a bad rap for razing plants – but our new research shows they’re no worse than native animals
Erick Lundgren, Queensland University of Technology Large introduced herbivores such as feral horses and camels are often seen…
Get to Know Some of Humanity’s Cousins
The Paranthropus genus, a group of hominins closely related to humans and chimpanzees, took a different evolutionary path…
These fierce, tiny marsupials drop dead after lengthy sex fests – and sometimes become cannibals
Andrew M. Baker, Queensland University of Technology If you are exploring our beautiful Australian wilderness this year, keep…