The research team scoured the 12 th century C.E. Dresden Codex—a rare, fully preserved Maya book known for its eclipse table.

A 13th-century manuscript sits under glass, its bark-paper pages filled with vivid glyphs and cryptic figures, in a quiet ...

The 405-month eclipse table had emerged from a lunar calendar in which the 260-day divinatory calendar commensurated the lunar cycle,” the authors wrote.

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Altar Q, a Mayan monument carved approximately 1,300 years ago in Honduras, may reveal a code that has eluded scientists until now. A recent study suggests that the hand signs depicted on this altar ...

If you are reading this, you’re still here — and so is everyone else. For at least the tenth time, a widely shared rapture prediction did not happen. The latest claim came from South African pastor ...

A bold prophecy from a South African preacher has triggered digital chaos, as social media continues to discuss posts, satire, and spiraling speculation about the rapture, possibly as soon as tomorrow ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A new study claims that Altar Q, made by the Maya in the eighth century A.D., may convey a deeper ...

It seems like every few years, someone or something predicts the end of the world. We’ve seen predictions tied to ancient calendars, computer glitches, and even celestial events. The latest buzz is ...