As a mussel geek, how does Pfeiffer feel about the lifestyles of the ancient Maya, whose diet, clothing, architecture and burials were so populated with mussels? "I'm kind of jealous," he said.

ABC News' Dr. Tara Narula breaks down a new report highlighting hidden sodium sources in everyday foods and offers tips to reduce your salt intake.

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Chia seeds, once Aztec fuel, have become a global wellness trend due to their impressive nutritional profile. Rich in ...

The city of "Los Abuelos" takes its name from two human-like sculptures of an "ancestral couple" found at the site.

Beneath the surface of present-day western Honduras lie the ruins of Copán—an archaeological site that once stood as a vital ...

These findings offer valuable insights into human history, population dynamics, and the eventual collapse of the Classic Maya ...

From ethnographic accounts and ancient Mayan imagery, we know that the Maya engaged in various forms of body modification, including piercing, body painting, scarification, and tattooing.

Pollen is a biological marker and geographic tracer of this ancient change ... especially during the rise and fall of the Maya civilization. Around 1,125 to 1,200 years ago, pollen from crops ...

A Sherlock Holmes-style investigation has revealed the ancient method for the stunning pigment known as Maya blue — and it's different from a previous method uncovered nearly 20 years ago by the ...

In Calakmul, an ancient Mayan lowland city so powerful it was once called the “Kingdom of the Snake", a substructure known as Building II was also visited by Donaldson’s team, which ...

Ancient civilizations in much of Mexico and Central America were making different grades of rubber 3,000 years before Charles Goodyear "stabilized" the stuff in the mid-19th century, new research ...