The collapse of the ancient Mayan civilization may have been linked to relatively modest dry spells, researchers now say. The ancient Mayan empire once stretched across an area about the size of Texas ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Deposit Photos. The Maya civilization, known for its intricate calendar systems, monumental pyramids, and advanced ...

The collapse of the Maya civilization in the lowlands of Central America rests on a curious paradox. Between the years 750 and 900, many regions suffered repeated droughts, accompanied by a ...

Skeletons buried near the ancient Maya city of Copán have revealed new clues about the collapse, but not total decimation, of the Maya civilization. A study of the genomes of seven people from the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For a clue to the possible impact of climate change on modern society, a study suggests a look back at the end of classic Maya civilization, which disintegrated into famine, war ...

While Mel Gibson’s thrilling film “Apocalypto” attempted to depict a clear image of Mayan culture, it didn’t. There are in reality extensive gaps in our understanding of this civilization. In a recent ...

Stalagmite climate archive growing on top of an archaeological archive (Mayan pottery) in a northwest Yucatán Peninsula cave. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the Feb. 24, 2012, issue of ...

History is filled with powerful empires that seemed invincible until they weren't. Between roughly 1250 and 1150 BCE, major cities were destroyed, whole civilizations fell, diplomatic and trade ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - For a clue to the possible impact of climate change on modern society, a study suggests a look back at the end of classic Maya civilization, which disintegrated into ...

Yucatán Peninsula Lake recording the isotopic composition of rainfall. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the Feb. 24, 2012, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by Martin ...