31Mar2013
Canine Fossil Suggests Dogs were Domesticated 33,000 Years Ago
IANS
Analysis of a canine fossil discovered in Siberia's Altai Mountains reveals an animal more like a modern dog than a wolf, according to an article in the science journal PLOS ONE.

31Mar2013
Daniela Pastrana: Mexico is Strong on Human Rights Abroad, Not at Home
Inter Press Service
Mexico has been a prominent defender of the IACHR in the battle being waged by some members of the OAS to curb its authority. What is paradoxical, is that Mexico’s strong support for the IACHR actually endangers to some extent access by victims of human rights abuses in Mexico to this last resort for justice.

31Mar2013
White Americans Turn to the Patron Saint of Mexico's Drug Cartels
The Times
The religious cult of Santa Muerte, a fusion of Aztec death worship rituals and Catholic beliefs, has expanded from Mexico's drug cartels to America.

31Mar2013
How a Dolphin Copes With the Death of Her Calf
TakePart
Dolphins are often attributed with having an emotional acuity, but a new video may shed more light on how they experience loss.

31Mar2013
Giant Effigy of Judas Iscariot Burnt in Mexico City Ends Holy Week Celebrations
The Telegraph
After a week of sombre remembrance, the people of Santa Rosa de Xochiac ended holy week celebrations by witnessing the burning of a giant fantastical creature representing Judas Iscariot.

31Mar2013
CDC: One in 50 School Children has Autism
GlobalPost
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised upward its estimate of the number of children in the United States with autism, stating that 1 in every 50 children between the ages of 6 and 17 have some form of autism spectrum disorder.

30Mar2013
Study Says 'El Chapo' Guzman is Top Meth Trafficker in Pacific Triangle
Hispanically Speaking News
Notorious Mexican narcotics trafficker Joaquin “El Chapo” (Shorty) Guzman is the main methamphetamine smuggler in the Asia-Pacific-Mexico-United States triangle; controls 80 percent of the U.S. drug market; and rakes in an estimated $3 billion in annual revenue, according to a new study.

30Mar2013
In Mexico, Podemos Fights Poverty through Capitalism
Forbes
In an effort to solve the multi-dimensional problem of poverty in Mexico, Dartmouth graduate Fernando Orta has a mission to create products and services that change people’s lives in his hometown of Mexico City.


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