From jaguars to shooting stars, these rare and meaningful Náhuatl names are steeped in centuries of culture, cosmic symbolism ...

Deep down in the depths of the Aztec underworld, the land of the dead, is a deity so feared that the Aztec empire would make ...

Chicago artists Alma Dominguez and Mario Mena depict the paths immigrants take to Chicago from Mexico and South America. Their work appears at the new home of the PODER immigrant integration center.

Traditional Afghan wrestling—known as Pehlwani—is a popular pastime for boys in the south-central Asian nation, so many ...

A study looking into the sound created by an mesoamerican instrument known as the Aztec 'death whistle' revealed the effect it had on the brain.

A better understanding of how these amphibians grow new appendages may lead to better wound healing—or even new limbs—in ...

It wasn't until 1978 that the temple dedicated to the Aztec gods Huitzilopochtli and Tláloc (gods of war and water) was unearthed in the heart of Mexico City. Today, the area remains an active ...

The quest to save the axolotl — the frilly faced, critically endangered amphibian whose quirky looks and otherworldly vibe have endeared it to fans globally — centers on a lake in Mexico City.

In Santa Ana, about 120 protesters gathered outside a federal building near City Hall on Monday afternoon, and emotions ran ...

which depicts a flying Aztec god on the loose in New York City, chomping the skulls of unwitting passerby. The latter stars the performer who would ultimately be Cohen’s muse: Actor Michael Moriarty, ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our community in a variety of ways, including 4-H, farm advisers, and ...

with many a crude illustration-see cut), were all the proof Composer Chavez could give that his fanciful reconstruction called Xochi-pili-Macuilxochitl after the Aztec god of music, the dance ...