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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.
Evidence of “Complex” Dinosaur Herding Found In Mussaurus “Graveyard”
The South American region of Patagonia, straddled between Argentina and Chile, has always been famous in the world…
Woolly Mammoths Were Led to Extinction by Rapid Climate Change
Woolly mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius) served as the poster child of what the Earth looked like during the last…
Globe Skimmer Dragonflies May Be Able to Migrate Across the Indian Ocean
The globe skimmer (Pantala flavescens), sometimes also called the wandering glider, is a widespread species of dragonfly, and…
Recent Dinosaur Biomechanical Studies Reveal Their Bipedal “Tail-Wagging”
With how frequent dinosaurs appear in popular media, you’d think we would have dinosaur movements down pat by…
Two New Pit Viper Species Found In Asia
The reptilian subfamily Crotalinae, commonly known as the pit vipers or the crotaline snakes, consists of venomous vipers…
New Dinosaur Finds Imply European Origins of the Spinosaurids
The 2001 film Jurassic Park III revealed to the world one of the most peculiar—yet absolutely fearsome—dinosaurs to…
Volcanic Eruptions In Triassic “Mega Monsoon” Kickstarted the Age of Dinosaurs
The Triassic Period, being the opening page of the Mesozoic Era which spanned from 251 million years ago…
Chinese Fossil Find Yields 125 Million-Year-Old Preserved Dinosaur Cells
Caudipteryx (kaw-DIP-tear-ricks) is a small two-legged theropod dinosaur that’s about the size of a modern-day peacock. It lived…
Moroccan Ankylosaur Find Is Africa’s First—and Perhaps the World’s Oldest
In what can be perhaps best described as a “living tank,” ankylosaurs (ann-KIL-luh-saurs) are among the most bizarre…
Atlantic Puffin Genome Sequencing Reveals Its Diversity
If you’ve ever been to Iceland and spot a flying black-and-white bird, that’s not a penguin that’s gone…