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200-foot scorpion effigy mound in Mexico may align with the solsticesA 205-foot-long, scorpion-shaped mound in Mexico likely helped Mesoamericans mark the summer and winter solstices, a new study finds.
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Maya civilization had 16 million people at peak, new study finds — twice the population of modern-day NYCAfter using lasers to map the Maya Lowlands, researchers have updated their estimates of the total Maya population during the Late Classic Period (A.D. 600 to 900).
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Tropical storm Alvin will form in next 48 hours, forecasters say — kicking off this year's Pacific hurricane seasonA 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.
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'Trash' found deep inside a Mexican cave turns out to be 500-year-old artifacts from a little-known cultureWhen two spelunkers investigated what they thought was trash in a cave in Mexico, they discovered more than a dozen artifacts dating back centuries.
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Ancient Maya quiz: What do you know about the civilization that built pyramids across Mesoamerica?Is your knowledge of the ancient Maya as extraordinary as their pyramids?
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Lasers reveal 15th-century fortified Zapotec city in MexicoLidar has fully revealed a 600-year-old Zapotec city in southern Mexico.
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Mask of Xiuhtecuhtli: A 600-year-old mask of the Aztec fire god taken as treasure by conquistadorsThis stunning blue mask may represent the Aztec cycle of death and renewal.
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Lasers reveal Maya city, including thousands of structures, hidden in MexicoThe new city, dubbed Valeriana, was a dense urban settlement with temple pyramids and a ball court.
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Duck-billed dino with absolutely enormous honker unearthed in MexicoThe newly named dinosaur is unique to Mexico, and it's helping change scientists' understanding of dinosaur ranges across the Americas.
