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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.
Ancient Bacteria May Have Paved the Way for Earth’s Mountains to Form—Almost Literally
The various mountains that surround the landscape stand testament to the great forces of nature that continuously shape…
Where’s All the Blue In Nature?
Dr. Joe Hanson, host of YouTube channel Be Smart, tells us a question about nature that you’ve probably…
What’s a Lone Marsupial Doing In North America?
YouTube channel SciShow explains why the opossum, the only marsupial found in the Americas, is doing so far…
Supersaurus May Have Been the Longest Dinosaur to Have Ever Lived
An otherwise standard meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology this year is making waves in science news…
Greenland Greets “Cold Bone,” Its First Native Dinosaur Find
Greenland has been a place of intrigue since time immemorial. It is the largest island on Earth, sitting…
100-Million-Year-Old Lacewing Larvae Trapped in Myanmar Amber Reveal Their Intriguing Features
For decades now, scientists have been on a constant search for finding clues about our planet’s vast, ancient…
Did Your Dog Do a Head Tilt? It May Be Concentrating, Says Scientists
Being our companions for thousands of years since their domestication, humans have had a long-held fascination with our…
Bizarre Case of Two Condor Chicks, Which Hatched From Unfertilized Eggs, Reported
In a rather peculiar case, two California condor chicks reportedly hatched from what appeared to be unfertilized eggs,…
Japan-Based Scientists Fully Sequence the Oriental Mangrove Genome
The oriental mangrove (Bruguiera gymnorrhiza), also known as the large-leafed orange mangrove, is a kind of tree that’s…
T. rex—the 2021 Update
YouTube channel SciShow takes us through the paces of our current understanding of one of the most fearsome…