Sabja and chia seeds may appear similar and both form a gelatinous layer when soaked in water, but they are botanically ...

If you are sneezing this spring, you are not alone. Every year, plants release billions of pollen grains into the air, specks ...

Unearthing chilling Maya rituals, archaeologists uncover dismembered remains and sacred offerings inside Guatemala’s ancient ...

Palynologists who study tiny pollen fossils share 4 stories found in grains that fell hundreds to millions of years ago.

We’re going to just keep mopping the ocean,” said Toya Manchineri, referring to Brazil’s administration effort to expel ...

For those seeking a quieter, more affordable alternative to Chichén Itzá, these temples across the Yucatán Peninsula offer a ...

Tikal developed from a small “watering hole” into one of the biggest and most powerful Maya cities of Mesoamerica.

For more than two thousand years, people have mapped the stars. But a new study claims one of the world’s oldest surviving ...

One of the oldest civilizations in Mesoamerica, the Mokaya were skilled artists, farmers, traders and even sportsmen.

Scientists have unearthed the body of a 4,500-year-old woman in Peru. What’s surprising is that they found not just her bones ...

Researchers have uncovered a second method for making Maya blue, the vibrant and durable ancient pigment used by the Maya for ...