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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.
Bird flu isn’t spreading in humans for now. But there are vaccines in the pipeline if that changes
Marian Weyo/Shutterstock Paul Griffin, The University of Queensland Since May, a number of poultry farms around Australia have…
How the Megalodon Went Extinct (Yes, It’s Truly Extinct)
Megalodons reached lengths of up to 20 meters, three times longer than great white sharks, with teeth suggesting…
Does It Lay Eggs or Give Birth? Somehow, This Animal Does Both
Lizards and snakes provide valuable insights into reproductive evolution due to their varied reproductive strategies, offering parallels to…
Do These Animals Prefer Captivity?
Some animals, like fish and small mammals, exhibit trap-happy behavior, repeatedly getting caught in research traps intended to…
Baobab trees all come from Madagascar – new study reveals that their seeds and seedlings floated to mainland Africa and all the way to Australia
Andrew R. Leitch, Queen Mary University of London There are eight species of baobab in the world, and…
I’ve been listening to seagrass meadows to understand how their underwater soundscapes reflect biodiversity
Isabel Key, CC BY-ND Isabel Key, The University of Edinburgh The rugged west coast of Scotland looks glorious…
Researchers Uncover Cognitive Abilities in Wild Fruit Bats
At a Glance Researchers at Tel Aviv University have conducted a groundbreaking study on free-ranging Egyptian fruit bats…
Our ‘frog saunas’ could help save endangered species from the devastating chytrid fungus
Anthony Waddle Anthony Waddle, Macquarie University All over the world, frogs are being wiped out by the chytrid…
Did inbreeding cause the woolly mammoth’s extinction? Our research suggests it was more sudden than that
ishibashi seiichi/Shutterstock Marianne Dehasque, Uppsala University and Love Dalén, Stockholm University In science, we usually share our successes…