Genes that play a key role in the formation of an infectious organ used by parasitic plants have been identified by plant scientists at RIKEN. This discovery fills a gap in our understanding of how ...

Past civilizations have been significantly affected by climate change, but how they adapted to new conditions centuries ago ...

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For many years the prevailing debate about the Maya centred upon why their civilisation collapsed. Now, many scholars are asking: how did the Maya survive? As a seven-year-old, Francisco Estrada-Belli ...

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, ...

Ek’ Balam was once the home of some 20,000 Maya and stood at the center of ancient Mayan kingdom known as “Talol.” A new discovery of a vault cap called TB 29 contains a divine interpretation of ...

Carrie Engel from Valley View Farms introduces Ava Marie to "lasagna planting," a method where layers of soil and other products create the best environment for tulip bulbs. Deal to reopen government ...

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The tomb of a Mayan king has been discovered by Texas archaeologists in Caracol, Belize, marking the first time researchers in the ancient city have found a ruler's identifiable resting place. Caracol ...

Nowadays, the ruins of Tikal, an ancient Maya city in northern Guatemala, have been largely reclaimed by the jungle. Howler monkeys jump from pyramid to pyramid. Bats hide in the crevices of abandoned ...