The mysterious collapse of the Maya civilization may not have been driven solely by drought after all. New evidence from lake sediments in Guatemala reveals that one key city, Itzan, enjoyed a stable ...

Congratulations are in order for Maya Hawke and Christian Lee Hutson! The couple are officially married, having tied the knot on Valentine's Day in New York City. For their special day, the Stranger ...

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, ...

This project implements a machine learning-based deformer for Autodesk Maya that automatically predicts corrective blendshapes based on skeletal joint poses. The system learns from artist-provided or ...

Dzan, Mexico – Surrounded by dense jungle and beneath intertwining canopies of towering trees, Luis May Ku, 49, trudges ahead through shoulder-height bushes searching for a rare plant. The oppressive ...

A sprawling Maya city with palaces and pyramids was discovered in a dense Mexican jungle by a doctoral student who unknowingly drove past the site years ago on a visit to Mexico. Tulane University ...

The core of the Valeriana site contained a ballcourt and an architectural arrangement that indicated a construction date before 150 C.E. Antiquity While examining old surveys of forests in Mexico, ...

Under lush rainforest canopies in Central America lies evidence of the sophisticated Ancient Maya civilization. Nestled among impressive pyramids and temples, the ancient Maya were expert ...

Maya Angelou’s legacy goes beyond the body of work she shared with the world during her lifetime. Her legacy as one of the greatest writers of all time also embodies the ability she had to hold on to ...

Who were the Maya? What do we know about them? What language did they use? What calendar? Did they use human sacrifice? The Maya civilization is one of the biggest and most famous of pre-Columbian ...