Mayan cities of the Classic Period hide a dark and mysterious secret - pollution with the deadly heavy metal mercury. The pollution could even have played a part in the ‘fall’ of Mayan civilisation, ...

The cities of the ancient Maya in Mesoamerica never fail to impress. But beneath the soil surface, an unexpected danger lurks there: mercury pollution. In a review article in Frontiers in ...

Why move to a city? And why leave? Urban centers today see populations ebb and flow for a multitude of reasons — the economy, crowds, lifestyle considerations, air quality, the odd pandemic perhaps.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Laser technology reveals "World's first highway system" in Mayan zone of Guatemala and Mexico Laser technology reveals "World's ...

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of three Maya cities in the Petén jungle of Guatemala. The cities are about 3 miles (5 kilometers) apart and are arranged like a triangle, Guatemala's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists scanning through jungle terrain stumbled on what could have once been an important Maya location. The team ...

Toxic concentrations of a contaminant often connected with the byproducts of the modern industry have been found in ancient Maya cities, according to researchers. As reported first by ScienceAlert, ...

The remote Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in Southern Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula was once home to a powerful Maya kingdom. It ruled the region for 12 centuries until about 800 CE, after which its ...

New survey has revealed that almost a thousand Maya settlements linked by the world's first network of highways, as reported by Interesting Engineering. Aerial view of Tayasal archaeological site, in ...

The ancient Maya city of Tikal relied on urban reservoirs to supply water during periods of drought. They essentially built “constructed wetlands” that relied upon key minerals and aquatic plants and ...

Indeed, the team's initial interest was centered on the role of climate change—specifically drought—in the decline of Classic Maya cities. Since 2012, the group has been amassing archaeological data ...