The world the Maya made has been shrouded by jungle for centuries. Now, a tool called lidar is revealing its staggering scale and sophistication. An aerial view hardly hints at the true size of ...

Dzan, Mexico – Surrounded by dense jungle and beneath intertwining canopies of towering trees, Luis May Ku, 49, trudges ahead through shoulder-height bushes searching for a rare plant. The oppressive ...

A sprawling Maya city with palaces and pyramids was discovered in a dense Mexican jungle by a doctoral student who unknowingly drove past the site years ago on a visit to Mexico. Tulane University ...

So here’s everything you need to know about Maya. It seems the Harris women were destined to become lawyers. Maya followed her big sister’s path by deciding to also study law. Unlike Kamala, Maya ...

The NPR Network will be reporting live from Chicago throughout the week bringing you the latest on the Democratic National Convention. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris often speaks of ...

Under lush rainforest canopies in Central America lies evidence of the sophisticated Ancient Maya civilization. Nestled among impressive pyramids and temples, the ancient Maya were expert ...

Maya Angelou’s legacy goes beyond the body of work she shared with the world during her lifetime. Her legacy as one of the greatest writers of all time also embodies the ability she had to hold on to ...

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Thousand-year-old DNA from Chichén Itzá offers eye-opening details of the religious rituals of ancient Maya. By Freda Kreier In the spring of 1967, workers building a small airport behind Chichén Itzá ...

Children sacrificed at Chichén Itzá have genetic links to people living near the ancient Maya city in Mexico, and hint at the effects of colonial-era epidemics. The ruins of the Maya metropolis ...

From SNL to the silver screen to awards show stages, Maya Rudolph always brings the magic. Her latest trick? Turning an out-of-touch billionaire into TV’s most endearing character. The more Maya ...

The Maya haven’t disappeared. Just as the fall of Rome didn't meant the end of Romans, the decline of great Maya metropolises, such as Guatemala’s Tikal, which reached its apex in the ninth century, ...