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Tropical storm Alvin will form in next 48 hours, forecasters say — kicking off this year's Pacific hurricane season
By Sascha Pare published
A tropical storm is brewing over the Eastern Pacific south of Acapulco. Clouds and thunderstorms that have been gathering for days will organize in the next 48 hours and could develop into a hurricane.

'Trash' found deep inside a Mexican cave turns out to be 500-year-old artifacts from a little-known culture
By Kristina Killgrove published
When two spelunkers investigated what they thought was trash in a cave in Mexico, they discovered more than a dozen artifacts dating back centuries.

Ancient Maya quiz: What do you know about the civilization that built pyramids across Mesoamerica?
By Kristina Killgrove published
Is your knowledge of the ancient Maya as extraordinary as their pyramids?

Lasers reveal 15th-century fortified Zapotec city in Mexico
By Owen Jarus published
Lidar has fully revealed a 600-year-old Zapotec city in southern Mexico.

Mask of Xiuhtecuhtli: A 600-year-old mask of the Aztec fire god taken as treasure by conquistadors
By Kristina Killgrove published
This stunning blue mask may represent the Aztec cycle of death and renewal.

Lasers reveal Maya city, including thousands of structures, hidden in Mexico
By Sierra Bouchér published
The new city, dubbed Valeriana, was a dense urban settlement with temple pyramids and a ball court.

Duck-billed dino with absolutely enormous honker unearthed in Mexico
By Sierra Bouchér published
The newly named dinosaur is unique to Mexico, and it's helping change scientists' understanding of dinosaur ranges across the Americas.

Teotihuacan's 'Pyramid of the Moon' is aligned with the solstice sun, researchers argue
By Owen Jarus published
The "Pyramid of the Moon" in Teotihuacan, an ancient city in Mexico, may align with the solstice sun, a team argues.

Mysterious Maya underground structure unearthed in Mexico
By Laura Geggel published
Archaeologists in Campeche, Mexico, have found an underground structure beneath a Maya ball court, as well as offerings on top of a Maya pyramid at another site.

3 hurricanes form a perfect line before smashing into land
By Harry Baker published
Earth from space A 2017 satellite photo captured three hurricanes — Katia, Irma and Jose — in a near-perfect line across "hurricane alley" in the Atlantic Ocean. Interestingly, the storms, which are named alphabetically, appeared to be in the wrong order.
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