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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.
This giant kangaroo once roamed New Guinea – descended from an Australian ancestor that migrated millions of years ago
Illustration by Peter Schouten, Author provided Isaac Alan Robert Kerr, Flinders University Long ago, almost up until the…
The common eider sea duck contributes to its own conservation by donating its feathers
A group of female eider ducks with one male. (Simon Laroche), Author provided Jean-François Giroux, Université du Québec…
Evolutionary tree of life: modern science is showing how we got so much wrong
Flickr, CC BY Matthew Wills, University of Bath If you look different to your close relatives, you may…
Is Migaloo … dead? As climate change transforms the ocean, the iconic white humpback has been missing for two years
Vanessa Pirotta, Macquarie University It’s that time of year again, when the humpback highway is about to hit…
Prehistoric Planet: How Did Pterosaurs Fly With Those Heads? (And No, They’re Not Dinosaurs)
The latest Prehistoric Planet clip takes us to the topic of pterosaurs, which form the world’s first vertebrates…
Prehistoric Planet: Dinosaur Pack Hunts
In this snippet from Prehistoric Planet, experts discuss the latest studies that show evidence for dinosaurs cooperating during…
This Australian grasshopper gave up sex 250,000 years ago and it’s doing fine
Michael Kearney, Author provided Michael Kearney, The University of Melbourne and Ary Hoffmann, The University of Melbourne Most…
Conservation science still rests on how animals can benefit humans
Anatoliy Lukich / shutterstock Heather Alberro, Nottingham Trent University; Bron Taylor, University of Florida, and Helen Kopnina, Northumbria…
The ocean is not a quiet place
The sound of the marine environment has been underestimated, mainly because it is not audible to the human…
Prehistoric Planet: Feathery (Dino) Raptors
The sound of a “feathery raptor” may evoke images of eagles and hawks now, but millions of years…