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Obsidian blade could be from Coronado expedition fabled to be looking for 'Cities of Gold'The blade, possibly dropped during Coronado's expedition in 1541, was found in a Texas collector's stash.
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1,500-year-old burial with stacked bones discovered during sewer system dig in MexicoArchaeologists in Mexico discovered a pre-Hispanic burial containing human remains.
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Mexico City could be just months away from running out of drinking waterRecord droughts have been draining Mexico City's aquifers faster than they can be replenished, placing the city at risk of severe water shortages.
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Mysterious skeleton found in Hernán Cortés' palace revealed to be Indigenous woman, not Spanish monkA new analysis of a skeleton buried under Hernán Cortés' palace in Mexico reveals that it doesn't belong to a monk, as was long thought.
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2,500-year-old burials of 3 people discovered in a cave in MexicoArchaeologists found the remains of two adolescents and one baby in the chamber of a cave, but it's not yet clear how they died.
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Total solar eclipse April 2024: The 10 biggest cities within the path of totalityOn April 8, 2024, more than 31 million people in North America will witness a total solar eclipse, around a third of them in just 10 cities.
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Deadly Rocky Mountain spotted fever seen in travelers to MexicoThe CDC issued a health alert about cases of the tick-spread disease Rocky Mountain spotted fever seen among people who recently traveled to or lived in Tecate, Baja California.
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Hammerhead sharks are vanishing from their mountain homes in the Gulf of California, divers sayScalloped hammerhead sharks used to seek refuge at two Mexican seamounts, but it appears fishing has killed them off.
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Indigenous Mexicans migrated to California 5,200 years ago, likely bringing their languages with them, ancient DNA revealsThe research challenges the idea that languages from prehistoric Mexico spread along with maize farming in California.
