Beilin said she began this project when she became interested in the relationship between humans and non-humans, like animals, plants and natural forces. Beilin wanted to investigate the extent to ...

In the depths of the Mexican jungle, researchers believe they've uncovered one of the last strongholds of the Maya ...

If you thought 365 days was a long time, try resetting your calendar every 18,980 days instead. 52 solar years make up the longest cycle of the Mayan calendar – a complex and ancient system that’s ...

More than a thousand years ago, astronomers from the Maya civilization developed one of the most sophisticated time-keeping systems in the ancient world—a system that could predict solar eclipses for ...

K’ahk’ Uti’ Witz’ K’awiil knew his history. For 11 generations, the Mayan ruler’s dynasty had ruled Copan, a city-state near today’s border between Honduras and Guatemala. From the fifth century C.E.

Did the Mayans record novas and comets? … Comparing dates of known historic novas and comets with [20] Mayan dates, [a researcher] found no acceptable correlation. Nevertheless, [the researcher] ...

An extended period of turmoil in the prehistoric Maya city of Mayapan, in the Yucatan region of Mexico, was marked by population declines, political rivalries and civil conflict. Between 1441 and 1461 ...

About 1,500 years ago, Maya builders crafted a massive pyramid out of rock that had been ejected by a volcano, in an eruption that was so powerful it chilled the planet, scientists recently discovered ...

“Lost Tombs of the Maya” premieres on the Science Channel on Sunday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT). It’s also available to watch on Philo. With the most modern technology on hand, a team of ...