Whistles shaped like skulls were used to create the sound of screams by the Aztecs.

Kenna and Stephanie learn to play an Aztec "death whistle" before battling giant "Red Monsters" discovered by the James Webb ...

But in the forests of central Mexico, a single note from an Aztec whistle didn’t always indicate celebration — it meant death ...

Archaeologists unearthed the first Aztec death whistles, also known as ehecachichtlis, in 1999 while excavating the ...

New research reveals that the sounds from the mysterious Aztec death whistle has an "aversive" and "scary" impact on the ...

Imagine an object so terrifying that its mere sound could make your blood run cold — a sonic weapon designed to disrupt the ...

They are commonly known as "death whistles." Numerous Aztec skull-shaped whistles have been found in tombs dating from the period between 1250 and 1521 AD, with many preserved in archaeological ...

For instance, some experts believe the death whistles were intended to mimic the razor-sharp winds of Mictlan, the Aztec underworld to which sacrificial tributes were believed to descend.

A species thought to be missing from the scientific record for decades was actually hidden in photos of another sea creature. Matt Hardy via Unsplash As millions of species roam the planet, there ...

Scientists found a half-asleep creature with a “window” in its eyelid on a mountain and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Nicolas Spehler via Unsplash Hiking up a mountain in ...

In the deep sea off the coast of Chile, a wiggly creature glitters as it speeds across the seafloor. Matt Hardy via Unsplash Deep below the surface of the ocean, light disappears and colors lose ...