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Total solar eclipse April 2024: The 10 biggest cities within the path of totality
By Jamie Carter published
On 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.
Deadly Rocky Mountain spotted fever seen in travelers to Mexico
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The 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.
Hammerhead sharks are vanishing from their mountain homes in the Gulf of California, divers say
By Patrick Pester published
Scalloped hammerhead sharks used to seek refuge at two Mexican seamounts, but it appears fishing has killed them off.
Indigenous Mexicans migrated to California 5,200 years ago, likely bringing their languages with them, ancient DNA reveals
By Tom Metcalfe published
The research challenges the idea that languages from prehistoric Mexico spread along with maize farming in California.
Maya warrior statue with serpent helmet discovered at Chichén Itzá
By Owen Jarus published
During survey work ahead of a new railway, archaeologists found the statue of a Maya warrior wearing a serpent on his head.
Circular temple dedicated to Maya serpent deity discovered in Mexico
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
The recently discovered temple in Mexico's Yucatán peninsula dates between A.D. 1000 and 1200.
Earthquake reveals giant Aztec snakehead beneath Mexico City university
By Owen Jarus published
Researchers are conserving a rare snakehead from the Aztecs that still retains its painted colors from hundreds of years ago.
The 1st American cowboys may have been enslaved Africans, DNA evidence suggests
By Kristina Killgrove published
DNA from cattle suggests some of the first cowboys in the Americas were enslaved Africans, who herded cows that were brought with them on slave ships.
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