Book Excerpt: Tenochtitlan is testament to the Aztecs’ urban development skills

Stefan Rinke’s ‘Conquistadors and Aztecs’ dispels the myth that the Spanish conquered the Aztecs easily or simply  

Hurricane Ida turned into a monster thanks to a giant warm patch in the Gulf of Mexico — here’s what happened

Edies during the hurricane season can spell disaster for coastal communities around the Gulf

Misreading the story of climate change and the Maya

Maya communities’ ability to adapt their resource conservation practices played a crucial role in allowing them to survive for as long as …

An industrial spill might be to blame for an algal bloom ravaging Florida

Some 215 million gallons of wastewater was released into Tampa Bay in March and April this year

Tropical storms Marco, Laura head for the Gulf of Mexico, spark Fujiwhara effect scare

Simultaneous formation of two storms in western Atlantic Ocean creates Fujiwhara effect scare, that happens when 2 hurricanes combine to form a …

North America discarded over 5 billion kg of industrial waste in 2018 and most of it went to landfills

New study looks into waste disposal by 24,000 facilities in Canada, Mexico and the United States

Crackdown: Egg seizures at US-Mexico border go up 300%

Median cost of a dozen eggs in the US was $4.25 in January 2023 — over twice what it was a year ago

Is time ticking for coal

Business-as-usual will not work to combat climate crisis. Difficult targets must be set to reduce carbon emissions

Decline in monarch butterfly population not because of migration: Study

The ‘migration mortality’ hypothesis, highlighted by two scientific journals, is not backed by data, says the study’s author …

The Rio Grande isn’t just a border — it’s a river in crisis

The river is in decline, suffering from overuse, drought and contentious water rights negotiations

Once-mighty Rio Grande, other New Mexico rivers are ‘most endangered’ in the US: Non-profit

River that forms Mexican-American border endangered due to loss of federal clean water protections