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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.
Paleolithic Prey Size Drives Evolution of Hunting Tools and Human Cognition
A recent study by Tel Aviv University‘s Department of Archaeology researchers sheds light on the fascinating interplay between…
Your Cat’s a Predator—It’s Probably Just Not Obvious
It’s not directly evident at first glance, but domestic cats descend from a line of successful predatory mammals…
Here’s the Dinosaurs Your Childhood Book Didn’t Talk About.
You will be familiar with T. rex, Triceratops, and even Stegosaurus. There are hundreds more of perhaps lesser-known…
A battlefield for ants? New study on ant warfare shows we could manipulate their fights
Bruce Webber, CC BY-SA Samuel Lymbery, Murdoch University; Bruce Webber, CSIRO, and Raphael Didham, The University of Western…
How gene mapping almost all remaining kākāpō will help NZ’s rare night parrot survive
Shutterstock/FeatherStalker Don Joseph Guhlin, University of Otago and Peter Dearden, University of Otago The genetic mapping of almost…
Ants’ Nest-Building Strategies Inspire Innovative Traffic Solutions
In a recent study conducted by UCLA biologists, the intriguing nesting behaviors of ants have yielded insights that…
How bees can monitor pollution for us – everything from toxic metals to antimicrobial resistance
Shutterstock Mark Patrick Taylor, Macquarie University; Kara Fry, Macquarie University, and Max M Gillings, Macquarie University Our cities…
Crowd-sourced science sheds light on how new species form across space and time
The fall webworm is a moth found from Mexico to Canada. (Shutterstock) Katie Marshall, University of British Columbia…
Dinosaur tracksite in Lesotho: how a wrong turn led to an exciting find
An artistic impression of the various dinosaur species that once roamed the Roma Valley. Akhil Rampersadh Miengah Abrahams,…
Is the Great Barrier Reef reviving – or dying? Here’s what’s happening beyond the headlines
Mike Emslie, Australian Institute of Marine Science; Daniela Ceccarelli, Australian Institute of Marine Science, and David Wachenfeld, Australian…