Dr Ed Barnhart, often dubbed the 'real life Indiana Jones', discovered a hidden Mayan city in the remote rainforests of ...

At first glance, almost all of Tikal, a Mayan site in Northern Gautamela, is an ancient city buried beneath layers of jungle.

Scientists found that elite Maya settlements may have housed imported dogs, including possible early relatives of the ...

The ancient Maya developed one of the most sophisticated systems of timekeeping in the ancient world. Their calendars allowed them to record historical events with remarkable precision, many of which ...

Herencia Maya will safeguard Yucatán’s cenotes, mangroves, wildlife, and freshwater while boosting climate resilience for ...

Take a day trip along the Convent Route in Yucatán and discover a fascinating blend of ancient Maya and colonial Mexican ...

An analysis of ancient teeth is giving scientists a rare peek into interactions between human relatives hundreds of thousands ...

Researchers studying Classic Maya cities discovered that urban growth was driven by a blend of climate downturns, conflict, and powerful economies of scale in agriculture. These forces made crowded, ...

Scientists found ancient stardust in Antarctic ice. This dust comes from exploded stars. It shows Earth has traveled through ...

For centuries, the vanished Inca fortress of Ancocagua existed only in lore. Now, at a mountaintop site in Peru, researchers ...

A new study finds that Indigenous Andeans living in what is now Peru have extra copies of a gene called AMY1, which helps the ...

Get an exclusive sneak peek at "Pressure" (out May 29), a D-Day thriller starring Brendan Fraser and Andrew Scott that hinges ...