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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.
100-Million-Year-Old Lacewing Larvae Trapped in Myanmar Amber Reveal Their Intriguing Features
For decades now, scientists have been on a constant search for finding clues about our planet’s vast, ancient…
Did Your Dog Do a Head Tilt? It May Be Concentrating, Says Scientists
Being our companions for thousands of years since their domestication, humans have had a long-held fascination with our…
Bizarre Case of Two Condor Chicks, Which Hatched From Unfertilized Eggs, Reported
In a rather peculiar case, two California condor chicks reportedly hatched from what appeared to be unfertilized eggs,…
Japan-Based Scientists Fully Sequence the Oriental Mangrove Genome
The oriental mangrove (Bruguiera gymnorrhiza), also known as the large-leafed orange mangrove, is a kind of tree that’s…
T. rex—the 2021 Update
YouTube channel SciShow takes us through the paces of our current understanding of one of the most fearsome…
A Throwback to the Time When Fish Were Armored
PBS Eons brings us back to the time of early Earth—earlier than even the dinosaurs—when fish wore armor…
New Species of Beaked Whale Revealed By Taxonomic Study
A team of scientists, led by University of Auckland marine biologist Emma L. Carroll, originally set out to…
Scientists Found a “Ghost” Lineage in the Human Genome Through Machine Learning
As we advance what we know about where we came from as a species, we slowly open up…
How Did the Mammals Come About?
A follow-up video from YouTube channel PBS Eons gives us a glimpse into what happened after the untimely…
What Was the Age of Reptiles, Anyway?
YouTube channel PBS Eons gives its viewers a much-needed look into the story of how T. rex and…