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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.
Researchers identified over 5,500 new viruses in the ocean, including a missing link in viral evolution
There are even more types of viruses in the ocean than researchers once thought. newannyart/iStock via Getty Images…
Tiny tracks tell of ancient paths made by gerbils and spiders on South Africa’s south coast
Branching gerbil burrows leading to a debris mound preserved on an ancient dune surface. Charles Helm Martin Lockley,…
The Human Genome Project pieced together only 92% of the DNA – now scientists have finally filled in the remaining 8%
Over half of the human genome contains repetitive DNA sequences whose functions are still not fully understood. Malte…
Can we resurrect the thylacine? Maybe, but it won’t help the global extinction crisis
NFSA Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University Last week, researchers at the University of Melbourne announced that thylacines…
Discovering the forest wonders of Africa – and the threats they face
Shutterstock Robert Nasi, Centre for International Forestry Research Africa’s forests are some of the natural wonders of the…
How we discovered that sea turtles in Seychelles have recovered from the brink
Rich Baxter, Author provided April Burt, University of Oxford; Adam Pritchard, University of Exeter, and Cheryl Sanchez, University…
Record-smashing heatwaves are hitting Antarctica and the Arctic simultaneously. Here’s what’s driving them, and how they’ll impact wildlife
Windmill Islands, near Casey Research Station, Antarctica Dana M Bergstrom, Author provided Dana M Bergstrom, University of Wollongong;…
Future evolution: from looks to brains and personality, how will humans change in the next 10,000 years?
Where’s next for Homo Sapiens? Shutterstock Nicholas R. Longrich, University of Bath READER QUESTION: If humans don’t die…
Why Do We Have Ten Fingers and Toes?
Ever stare at your hands and feet and wonder why there are only ten fingers and toes on…
The Island of Small Dinosaurs and Giant Apex Pterosaurs
PBS Eons gives viewers a glimpse into the evolutionary mysteries surrounding the ancient Hațeg Island which existed during…