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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.
Arthropleura: The Biggest Millipede Ever (So Far)
The vast expanse of Earth’s natural history has seen the planet play host to fantastic creatures like dinosaurs…
Why does love feel magical? It’s an evolutionary advantage
Evolutionary psychology may explain why magical thinking is so central to love. Viva Luna Studios via Unsplash, CC…
How technology allows us to reveal secrets of Amazonian biodiversity
Oliver Metcalf, Manchester Metropolitan University and Liana Chesini Rossi, University of São Paulo State Tropical forest covers 12%…
Why Do Giant Viruses Even Exist?
Ask anybody about the size of something like a virus is and there’s a good chance that they’s…
Following a fungus from genes to tree disease: a journey in science
Pablo Rodriguez Merkel/Shutterstock Brenda Wingfield, University of Pretoria Anyone who reads even a little about science and technology…
Viruses can change your scent to make you more attractive to mosquitoes, new research in mice finds
Mosquito-borne diseases are estimated to cause over 1 million deaths a year. mrs/Moment via Getty Images Penghua Wang,…
How reindeer eyes transform in winter to give them twilight vision
Shutterstock Robert A E Fosbury, UCL Reindeer are loved the world over for their dark, expressive eyes, majestic…
Thousands of giant crabs amass off Australia’s coast. Scientists need your help to understand it
Julian Finn/Museums Victoria Elodie Camprasse, Deakin University Am I not pretty enough? This article is part of The…
Drones and DNA tracking: we show how these high-tech tools are helping nature heal
Gontran Isnard/Unsplash, CC BY Jake M Robinson, Flinders University; Jakki Mohr, The University of Montana; Martin Breed, Flinders…
Meet 5 remarkably old animals, from a Greenland shark to a featherless, seafaring cockatoo
Benjamin Mayne, CSIRO Some animals can live to a startlingly old age, from the famous 392-year-old “Greenland shark”…