Health
Sunday Puzzle: Trio of words
The Weekly Quiz From NPR Puzzlemaster Will Shortz https://www.npr.org/2025/08/24/g-s1-83205/sunday-puzzle Every answer [……]
Interesting Facts
Dolphins Sleep with One Eye Open
Dolphins sleep with one eye open. Metallica lyrics notwithstanding, most humans would find it impossible to sleep with one eye open. Dolphins, on the other hand, can’t sleep any other way. That’s because, unlike us, they don’t breathe automatically and have to remain conscious in order to do so [……]
Nature and Critters
Akumal Foodie
Tikin-xic in Your Very Own Kitchen
Originating in the coastal communities of Puerto Juárez, El Cuyo, Río Lagartos, Dzilam de Bravo, and Celestún, Tikin-xic reflects the connection between sea and land, between fire and corn, and is a living heritage of the ancient coastal Maya Indigenous peoples. The name comes from the Mayan and means “dry [……]
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Bits & Pieces – September 2025
A little this & that from the media. • Chihuahua teens win first place at 2025 World Robot Contest https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/chihuahua-teens-first-place-world-robot-contest/ • Kapital Bank to Acquire Major Portion of Intercam Operations After US Sanctions https://yucatanmagazine.com/kapital-bank-to-acquire-major-portion-of-intercam-operations-after-us-sanctions/ • Ixil Grandmother Saves Up, Goes Abroad, and Trip Goes Viral https://yucatanmagazine.com/grandmother-from-ixil-trip-goes-viral/ • Mexico’s exports [……]
Health
Cozy Mysteries Starter Pack
Lighthearted and free of violence and gore, these witty books are the perfect antidote for tough times. If you’ve never read any, here’s where to start. Want a charming mystery with sparkling prose? Caudwell’s four books featuring a group of young London lawyers and their mentor, the Oxford professor [……]
Health
That Pesky Temporomandibular Joint!
The TMJ is a hinge and gliding joint and is the most constantly used joint in the body. If you have TMJ issues, you know the symptoms – clicking or gratings sounds, earaches, headaches, or the feeling that your jaw is going to hang up. Interestingly, there is much we [……]
Events
Nature and Critters
Sky Excitement – August 2025
Aug. 9: Full Moon. Called the Sturgeon Moon because that’s when this large fish of the Great Lakes, Lake Champlain, and rivers is most readily caught. A few tribes knew it as the Full Red Moon because the moon rises looking reddish through sultry haze, or the Green Corn [……]
News
Bits & Pieces – August 2025
A little this & that from the media. • More hands on the way: Navy agrees to send additional 200 personnel to combat sargassum https://riviera-maya-news.com/more-hands-on-the-way-navy-agrees-to-send-additional-200-personnel-to-combat-sargassum/2025.html • Government announces 134 billion injection to modernize Mexican airports https://riviera-maya-news.com/government-announces-134-billion-injection-to-modernize-mexican-airports/2025.html • New Comprehensive Centre to turn sargassum into biofuel announced for Cancun [……]