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![Original artwork depicting the moment the asteroid struck 66 million years ago, in what is now Mexico.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/psjC66YwATVY2RAWEPLNXe-320-80.jpg)
Fiery meteor that doomed the dinosaurs struck at 'deadliest possible' angle
By Mindy Weisberger published
The asteroid that sealed the dinosaurs' fate at the end of the Cretaceous struck at an angle that was the worst-case scenario for life on Earth.
![Mammoths congregated here during the last ice age, when it was on the shores of Lake Xaltocan.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W7yaF8vvku9tLRmynwVsNn-320-80.jpg)
A giant mammoth graveyard was just discovered outside Mexico City
By Laura Geggel published
Excavators have already found the remains of about 60 mammoths and 15 pre-Hispanic indigenous people.
![A drawing (left) and a digital 3D model (right) of a stone slab found at the newly discovered kingdom.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xjDbNH5fRDuxWpewC2fUES-320-80.jpg)
Ancient Maya kingdom with pyramid discovered in southern Mexico
By Grant Currin published
The kingdom has the remains of a temple and unique stone carvings.
![Divers discovered the ancient woman's remains in the Chan Hol cave, near Tulum, Mexico. The underwater survey was led by Jerónimo Avilés, a speleologist (cave explorer and researcher) at the Museum of the Desert of Coahuila.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mSdgW6gPEFZ9jmtnHSdTE4-320-80.jpg)
9,900-year-old skeleton of horribly disfigured woman found in Mexican cave
By Laura Geggel published
This woman, whose remains were found in an underwater cave in Mexico, lived about 9,900 years ago, just as the last ice age was ending.
![An image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s GOES-West satellite shows three tropical storms near North America at 1:20 pm EST Sept 3, 2019. From left to right: Hurricane Juliette, a Category 3 storm, is not expected to impact land; Tropical Storm Fernand is expected to landfall in Mexico; Hurricane Dorian, now a Category 2 after its devastation of the northwest Bahamas, has grown in area and is making its way toward Florida.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kMbEPdo4yWhrazPHxhh9xB-320-80.jpg)
Another Tropical Storm Could Hit Parts of Mexico and Texas This Week
By Rafi Letzter published
A second, smaller tropical storm may make landfall in North America this week.
![Giant Squid](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ozAzgyMmpSJJNtJ4m7e4L7-320-80.jpg)
Giant Squid Filmed Alive for Second Time in History. Here's the Video.
By Laura Geggel published
For only the second time in history, researchers have recorded footage of a live — and very curious — giant squid in the pitch-dark depths of its salty, deep-sea home.
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'Jaws' Movie Poster Comes to Life, in Terrifying Shark Photo
By Mindy Weisberger published
So. Many. Teeth.
![Diver holds canid skull](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fcrZYhZpG9F5ApMhEjZL8C-320-80.jpg)
Ice Age Bear and Wolf-Like Creature Found in Underwater Mexican Cave
By Laura Geggel published
Divers excavating an underwater cave in Mexico have discovered the bones of giant meat eaters that lived there during the last ice age, a new study reported.
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