A stalagmite deep inside a cave in Mexico has revealed just how long and severe droughts were during one of the most ...

An analysis of a stalagmite within a Mexican cave reveals detailed evidence of drought that contributed to the downfall of ...

A drought lasting 13 years and several others that each lasted over three years may have contributed to the collapse of the ...

The first of these droughts began in 894. It was followed by a year with normal rainfall, then another five consecutive years ...

The Maya civilization suffered multiple severe droughts in the final centuries of their society, including one that lasted 13 ...

The height of the Mayan empire, known as the Classic period, reached from approximately A.D. 250 to at least A.D. 900. The ancient Maya had what was arguably the most advanced civilization in the ...

New research based on stalagmite analysis suggests a historic drought may have contributed to the society’s decline ...

Researchers saw a subsequent decline in population around 750 A.D., “coinciding with the onset of the collapse of Classic Maya civilization,” according to the paper.

The height of the Mayan empire, known as the Classic period, reached from approximately A.D. 250 to at least A.D. 900. The ancient Maya had what was arguably the most advanced civilization in the ...

Laser technology has helped researchers discover a previously unknown 650-square-mile Maya site that offers startling new insights about ancient Mesoamericans and their civilization.

LOS ANGELES -- 250 ancient artifacts from the Mayan Civilization are on display in the US for the first time at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. "The Mayans have lived in Southern ...