Marginalised in Mexico

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Books on rails

In Mexico City, run by the leftist Democratic Revolutionary party, a huge and unique campaign has begun to promote literacy and provide an "…

Two grumpy men

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Ancient Mexican script yields up its secrets

A hieroglyphic script in which the earliest Central American texts were written has been partly deciphered, thanks to an engraved slab found by …

Killing winters

Want energy, will pollute

Fall of an icon

What happened to the Mayas?

With its awe-inspiring architecture and remarkable concepts of astronomy, the Maya was undoubtedly one of the greatest civilisations of …

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Leaving them speechless

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Oldest remains

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Exploring a deep gusher

Discovering Mars, a tantalisingly vast oilfield beneath the waves of the Gulf of Mexico, is petroleum giant Shell's big achievement, and the …

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For polly's sake

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Product with a bite

The wrong choice

Oil at sea

The forbears of BP’s recent oil spill at the Gulf of Mexico

Immortal, yet going extinct

Despite the ability to regenerate its heart and brain, axolotl, an amphibian found only in Mexico, is close to extinction

US state slaps $54 million fine on federal government for radiation leaks

New Mexico has blamed US Department of Energy for accidents at nuclear waste management site in February

Earthquake of magnitude 8.1 strikes Mexico; at least 15 killed

Its epicentre was 123 km (76 miles) southwest of the town of Pijijiapan, at a depth of 33 km