Part of our weekly "In Focus" series—stepping back, looking closer. Every civilization has its rise and fall. But no culture has fallen quite like the Maya Empire, seemingly swallowed by the jungle ...

Stepped pyramids, colorful temples, and a grand palace proclaimed Palenque's brilliance, reflecting the favor of the gods and the strength of its seventh-century ruler. Pyramids in the jungleThe Great ...

Fans of "Top Chef" may recall Joe Sasto as the season 15 finalist who was passionate about all things pasta. But mostly, they remember him for his incredible mustache. I'm joking. He does have a ...

A decade-old LiDAR survey meant for forest research accidentally revealed over 6,500 unknown Maya structures in Campeche, Mexico—including a massive lost city now named Valleana. With pyramids, ball ...

La Riviera Maya, ubicada en la península de Yucatán en México, destaca por sus aguas turquesa del Caribe, playas de arena blanca y ruinas mayas ancestrales. Estas imágenes aéreas muestran la belleza ...

Councillors have backed calls for a new law to protect children after the tragic death of a County Durham toddler. The Maya’s Law campaign has been launched by the family of two-year-old Maya Chappell ...

It’s been an epic weekend for fashion fans, with both the Academy Museum Gala taking place across the pond and the inaugural British Museum Ball - the UK’s answer to the Met Gala, in London. Both ...

Three new movies including Now You See Me: Now You Don’t made their way into the top five at the weekend box office. Find out which ones were most popular. There's a fantastic selection of movies ...

Gal Gadot and her husband, Jaron Varsano, are parents to four daughters Lynsey Eidell is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared in ...

Maya farming was successful because of the accurate and detailed calendars people used. The Tzolkin calendar was also known as the Sacred calendar. It was 260 days long and it was used to keep track ...

Tikal’s great plaza, at the heart of what was one of the most powerful city-states in the Americas, is surrounded by monumental structures: the stepped terraces of the North Acropolis, festooned with ...

I am Jade Skirt and welcome to my family’s farm, not everyone lives in the city you know. We live and sleep in one big room covered by a thatched palm leaf roof. There are no windows, just one open ...