Getty ImagesA view of the Pyramid of the Magician in Yucatan, Mexico. Hundreds of Mayan artifacts have been found underwater in a Guatemalan lake, according to the Daily Mail. Among the trove of ...

The discovery was made by the Gran Acuifero Maya, a project dedicated to the study and preservation of the underground water systems of the Yucatan peninsula. In addition to being a significant ...

Despite the mysticism that often clouds the Mayan calendar in popular culture, fact remains that the calendar system in use by the Mayans was based on a system used throughout the pre-Columbian ...

Satellites are helping scientists spot more ancient Mayan ruins than ever before, which is no small feat considering how thick the forest is in the indigenous group's ancestral lands ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — The newest exhibit at the Putnam Museum and Science Center is an interactive journey through an ancient Mayan archaeological site. "Mysteries of the Mayan Medallion" is open to ...

Maya Ajmera, President & CEO of the Society for Science and Publisher of Science News, chatted with George Yancopoulos, an alumnus and one of the top winners of the 1976 Science Talent Search.