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![A black and white LIDAR visualization showing underground structures](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/isnYcchx6nRCfr2dtdEZZK-320-80.jpg)
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.
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Earth from space: 3 hurricanes form a perfect line before smashing into land
By Harry Baker published
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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1st-known human case of H5N2 bird flu remains under investigation
By Nicoletta Lanese last updated
A man in Mexico died after catching the world's first laboratory-confirmed case of H5N2 bird flu in humans. However, authorities think he likely died of existing conditions, rather than the infection itself.
![A Maya pyramid in Mexico that includes tourists in the foreground.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4KsV7foHLBqMxFXfcVzTa9-320-80.jpg)
More than 100 Maya boys — some as young as 3 — were sacrificed and buried in a pit in Chichen Itza, DNA study reveals
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Researchers analyzed the DNA of 64 individuals and discovered they were all male, including two sets of twins.
![Photo of the sun shrouded in a reddish brown haze. The outline of a helicopter can be seen flying through the hazy sky.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4wSmWGvtewLp2BVNZpWEdY-320-80.jpg)
Wildfire smoke is hitting the US from Canada and Mexico
By Charles O. Stanier, Gregory Carmichael, Peter S. Thorne published
Fires burning across Canada are already triggering U.S. air quality alerts in the Midwest and Plains.
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No two are alike: The colossal stone heads of Olmec in Mexico
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
The massive statues likely depict rulers from the ancient Olmec civilization.
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Sketchy stem-cell treatments in Mexico led to drug-resistant infections
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Three U.S. hospital patients contracted drug-resistant infections in Mexico in 2022 and were still being treated as of March 2024.
![The interior of the Cave of Crystals in Mexico with a person for scale.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fbYLYuW5ndZJMMGBHEVNDo-320-80.jpg)
Cave of Crystals: The deadly cavern in Mexico dubbed 'the Sistine Chapel of crystals'
By Sascha Pare published
The Cave of Crystals in Chihuahua, Mexico, is buried almost 1,000 feet (300 meters) beneath Earth's surface and contains giant gypsum crystal beams that are up to 37 feet (11 m) long.
![An aerial view of the Taam Ja' Blue Hole.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WNkBKMZGy2BHiPKi95yV36-320-80.jpg)
Deepest blue hole in the world discovered, with hidden caves and tunnels believed to be inside
By Sascha Pare published
Scientists have yet to reach the bottom of the Taam Ja' Blue Hole in Mexico's Chetumal Bay, which new measurements hint could be connected to a labyrinth of submarine caves and tunnels.
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