Maya cities grew when drought and conflict made rural life risky. They declined when nature improved and people chose freedom again.

University of Cincinnati researchers found evidence of sustainable agriculture and forestry spanning a millennia in one ancient Maya city. UC researchers used genetic and pollen analyses to provide ...

Forest soil may take centuries to recover carbon sinks damaged by deforestation. "In order to really sequester carbon in soils, you want to be sure it will stay there for a long time. This work ...

ABC News Live's original docuseries "Last Lands' returns for season 2, covering the two-day ATV journey through Guatemala's ...

Women and gender in the ancient Maya world / Traci Ardren -- Gender and Maya farming: Chan Nòohol, Belize / Cynthia Robin -- Gender divisions of labor and lowland terrace agriculture / Linda Stephen ...

Why move to a city? And why leave? Urban centers today see populations ebb and flow for a multitude of reasons—the economy, ...

A University of Colorado Boulder-led team excavating a Maya village in El Salvador buried by a volcanic eruption 1,400 years ago has unexpectedly hit an ancient white road that appears to lead to and ...