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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.

Researchers analyzed the DNA of 64 individuals and discovered they were all male, including two sets of twins.

Fires burning across Canada are already triggering U.S. air quality alerts in the Midwest and Plains.

The massive statues likely depict rulers from the ancient Olmec civilization.

Three U.S. hospital patients contracted drug-resistant infections in Mexico in 2022 and were still being treated as of March 2024.

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.

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.

An environmental DNA analysis of soil collected at an ancient Maya ball court reveals that the site was once part of a ritual.

Analyses of Teotihuacan's three major pyramids show that the city was shaken by multiple catastrophic earthquakes — and this may have led to its demise.

Three codices from the 16th and 17th century describe historical details about the Aztecs and the area that is now Mexico City.