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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.
Sir David Attenborough Meets “Lonesome George”
Nature Bites gives us a glimpse into one of Sir David Attenborough’s 2012 expeditions to Pinta Island in…
The discovery of two giant dinosaur species solves the mystery of missing apex predators in North America and Asia
Tyrannosaurus Rex was the top predator in North America just before dinosaurs went extinct at the end of…
Monkeys can sense their own heartbeats, an ability tied to mental health, consciousness and memory in humans
New research indicates that rhesus monkeys show interoception – the ability to sense physiological processes like their own…
The spider that looks like bird poo – and other amazing (and gross) tricks animals deploy to survive
Flickr Romane H. Cristescu, University of the Sunshine Coast Animals do all sorts of disgusting things. While these…
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…