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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.
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…
Record-smashing heatwaves are hitting Antarctica and the Arctic simultaneously. Here’s what’s driving them, and how they’ll impact wildlife
Windmill Islands, near Casey Research Station, Antarctica Dana M Bergstrom, Author provided Dana M Bergstrom, University of Wollongong;…
Future evolution: from looks to brains and personality, how will humans change in the next 10,000 years?
Where’s next for Homo Sapiens? Shutterstock Nicholas R. Longrich, University of Bath READER QUESTION: If humans don’t die…
Why Do We Have Ten Fingers and Toes?
Ever stare at your hands and feet and wonder why there are only ten fingers and toes on…
The Island of Small Dinosaurs and Giant Apex Pterosaurs
PBS Eons gives viewers a glimpse into the evolutionary mysteries surrounding the ancient Hațeg Island which existed during…
Future Crops Might Soon See Fertilizers Replaced By Bioengineered Bacteria
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) announced earlier this year that researchers from Washington State University (WSU) successfully…
Scientists Used Heart Cells to Make a Biohybrid “Fish”—And It Swims Using “Heartbeats”
First off, no, scientists did not slap fins onto a human heart and made it backstroke across a…
Mass starvation, extinctions, disasters: the new IPCC report’s grim predictions, and why adaptation efforts are falling behind
Mark Howden, Australian National University; Joy Pereira, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia), and Roberto Sánchez, Colegio…
The insect brain: we froze ants and beetles to learn how they remember their way home
Ioannis Pisokas, University of Edinburgh; Ajay Narendra, Macquarie University, and Ayse Yilmaz-Heusinger, Lund University We humans are versatile…