A team of scientists from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, has created 3D reconstructions of several Aztec skull ...

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

“Death whistles,” or Aztec skull whistles, were short, carved instruments made of two opposing chambers where air could clash ...

Brain scans of modern listeners suggest that Aztec whistles sound like human screams, which may have prepared sacrifice ...

Just to add to the excitement, the pre-Columbian empire-builders may have conducted some of their favorite activities to the sound of skull-shaped whistles, which produced a horrifying "death ...

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 ...

During periods of extreme drought and famine, the Aztecs sacrificed children to the god of rain. Mexico National Institute of Anthropology and History When cultures were still developing ...

Music producer and audio engineer Stephen Kane lives in Huntsville, Alabama, and has a large collection of "unusual instruments," including an Aztec Death Whistle. First discovered during an ...

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She is next set to star in the horror film Whistle, from The Nun director Corin Hardy, as a teen who accidentally unleashes an ancient curse from an Aztec death whistle. Night Comes is produced by ...

Almost three weeks on from Liam Payne 's tragic death, his family are set to gather to remember the star gone too soon. Argentinian police initially said the father-of-one had "jumped from the ...