Huitzilopochtli, the Aztec god of war and sun, took the form of a hummingbird, while Tezcatlipoca, the omnipotent deity of the night sky, was associated with jaguars and obsidian mirrors. These animal ...

Recounting the tale of the Spanish conquest, Aztec Rhapsodies tells of heroism, triumph and tragedy in epic verse.

Archaeologists working at the Cueva de Sangre site in Guatemala have discovered an unusual ancient Maya ritual.

It’s known as the Transcendental Argument for God (TAG). According to its proponents, justification for anything is impossible unless God exists. In the 18th century, an agnostic, if not ...

With a little guidance and a lot of practice, even you can make stone tools the way our oldest ancestors did – and learn to ...

So this was really big," she said. Axolotls — named for the Aztec god of fire and lightning, Xolotl — are native to the lakes of Mexico's capital. But their colorful, whimsical looks have won ...