A cooperative measure between the Obama administration and Calderon's office to implement stricter reporting and registration measures on the sale of long guns has been delayed.

A group of Genomic Sciences students from the Universidad Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) won gold at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology iGem 2010 competition for a research project that indicates that bacteria communicates with light even if there are physical and chemical boundaries.

Mexico's Economy Minister Bruno Ferrari announced earlier this week that Mexico has purchased futures options to fix the price of corn. The move follows a spike in the price of the food staple, putting it at a two-year high.

According to the Financial Times, earlier this month some Mexican tortilla makers threatened to raise their prices by as much as 50% to mitigate their overhead costs. In response, the government has sent out inspectors to ensure against this practice.

The explosion of an oil pipeline on Sunday December 19 ripped through the town of San Martin Texmelucan in Puebla state, leaving at least 28 people dead and 52 injured. As reported by CNN, 13 of the dead were children. An additional approximate 5,000 nearby residents were evacuated.

According to a statement released yesterday, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Kenneth Salazar and Mexico President Filipe Calderon discussed the coordinated creation of a new 1,156,000 hectare park spanning the international territory known as Big Bend-Rio Grande.

Less than one week after the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP16) wrapped up in Cancun, Mexico, Mexican President Calderón met with Greenpeace Executive Director Kumi Naidoo to discuss the results of the meetings.

The refurbishment of Mexican painter Diego Rivera's mural "El Agua, Origen de la Vida", which is considered to be one of his most important works, has been completed. The restoration was the result of an investment of over 20 million pesos, part of which was donated by the private charity Probosque de Chapultepec.

Mexico continues to prove that it's an environmental advocacy leader. The country has recently successfully hosted two key summit meetings addressing climate change, and has set progressive examples for international delegates by implementing aggressive new policies.

An eventful United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change wrapped up yesterday in Cancun, Mexico, with the heartening news that delegates had approved an agreement that includes plans to create a $100 billion fund to help developing nations deal with global warming and to increase efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation.

The Volkswagen Beetle has long been associated with Mexico, and now, in a unique project initiated by the Museo de Arte Popular (MAP), one car has been turned into a colourful representation of the art of the indigenous Huichol.

Unveiled today, the “Vochol” (from the slang word for the car – Vocho – and the word “Huichol”) was prepared by two indigenous families over a period of seven months.