The newcomers from another world, whom we thought were gods, turned out to be just a greedy men. Their blasphemous invasion ...

Clash of Empires, the Dark Knight trades his gothic cape for a feathered headdress and the guttural poetry of Náhuatl.

Originally published as part of a 2024 feature, this piece revisits three local creators whose work draws on toys, '90s pop ...

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

Long ago, in the heart of ancient Mexico, a world of darkness and chaos reigned. The universe was a realm of emptiness, where ...

Learn what makes axolotls so special and why wild populations in Mexico are on the brink of extinction due to habitat loss.

Yet another hypothesis proposes that the whistles were intended as symbols of a deity. The skull shape, for instance, might allude to the Aztec god of the underworld, Mictlantecuhtli.

The Aztec death whistle sounds were also played to human listeners while their brains were being recorded. Brain regions belonging to the affective neural system responded strongly to the sound ...

At its core, Aztec sacrifice was the act of offering gifts to the gods in the form of blood. As such, its performance was intrinsically rooted in Aztec religion. The Mexica believed that humans had to ...

The Aztec belief system was extensive, with more than 200 gods and goddesses influencing the people's religious practices. A handful of gods, however, were particularly influential in Aztec mythology.

Modeled after medieval European encyclopedias, the Florentine Codex is a three-volume, 12-book collection written in Spanish and Nahuatl documenting the daily life and customs of the Mexica (Aztec ...