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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.
A ‘recently discovered’ whale feeding strategy has turned up in 2,000-year-old texts about fearsome sea monsters
A Bryde’s whale. worldclassphoto/Shutterstock John McCarthy, Flinders University; Erin Sebo, Flinders University, and Matthew Firth, Flinders University In…
Researchers Found Special Mosquito Antennae Nerve Cells That Help Them Find Who to Bite Next
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine discovered specialized receptors on mosquito nerve cells that can fine-tune their ability to…
Climate change is fuelling the rise of superbugs. What can we do to save ourselves?
Branwen Morgan, CSIRO The next time you need to take antibiotics, they may not work. So you may…
Bile acids and gut microbes could potentially treat multiple sclerosis, according to new research in mice
Multiple sclerosis involves the immune system attacking the protective myelin sheath of neurons. koto_feja/iStock via Getty Images Plus…
Explaining “Romer’s Gap” and the Missing Parts of Our Evolutionary Timeline
Paleontologists are always on the hunt for details hiding beneath our feet, slowly filling in the missing pieces…
Good or bad? Some ‘invasive species’ can help native ecosystems thrive
A native Woodland Skipper butterfly sips nectar from a non-native Bull’s Thistle flower. Stephanie A. Rivest, Author provided…
Do dogs really descend from wolves?
Elodie-Laure Jimenez, University of Aberdeen Curled up on the sofa, you watch your dog snoozing nearby. Is he…
T. Rex Had Vegetarian Cousins—And They Confused Scientists For Years
T. rex and Velociraptor may be famous for their menacing faces and slightly Hollywood-ified personas, but one thing…
Insects are vanishing worldwide – now it’s making it harder to grow food
Catherine_P/Shutterstock Stuart Reynolds, University of Bath Over the past 20 years a steady trickle of scientific papers has…
Humans and Bacteria May Have the “Same Machinery” for Immune Pathways, New Study Suggests
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have found that bacteria and human cells fight off invaders similarly:…