The story of the park begins in 2014, when Enrique Peña Nieto, the president of Mexico at the time, announced plans for a new transport hub for Mexico City. It would be built on the largely dry bed of Lake Texcoco, the body of water that had…
The world’s oldest known mosquito larva from when the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex roamed the…
Greenland is writhing as eons of ice accumulation and steady melting cause its foundations to change shape. This deformation, according to researchers, could have a profound effect on the future of navigating the surrounding region in an…
Flatworms are infamous in biology labs for their surreal ability to regenerate heads when you decapitate them. Now, researchers have discovered that an odd developmental defect can cause them to grow heads at both ends – and it only gets…
Out of all pop-culture cryptids that lurk in the dark, vampires have the most iconic fangs by far. One can only assume they’d have a soft spot not just for bats, but also for spiders with fangs that look straight out of a horror movie. Vampires…
Anyone who has had the unfortunate experience of finding a dead mouse in their attic or coming across a decomposing deer in the woods knows exactly what death smells like. Although it is a very distinct smell, it is one that is difficult to…
To a fruit fly running on empty, the scent of chocolate isn’t a dessert, it’s a lifeline. Flies, and all animals, instinctively sense when something’s missing from their diet and adjust their eating habits to restore balance. What remains…
Rhinoceroses living across Canada may sound strange, but 23 million years ago, it was a reality. Researchers from the Canadian Museum of Nature (CMN) have recently discovered the remains of a now extinct rhinoceros species that lived in…
From chatbots to search engines, the artificial intelligence (AI) systems that power modern life all seem to have studied the same site: Wikipedia. With over seven million English-language articles and a free-use policy, the site is a goldmine of…
From chatbots to search engines, the artificial intelligence (AI) systems that power modern life all seem to have studied the same site: Wikipedia. With over seven million English-language articles and a free-use policy, the site is a goldmine of…