When a relative died, I was given an extraordinary artifact—and a head-spinning journey down a 25-year ethical rabbit hole.

A little over 50 years ago, Mexico decided to build a resort destination from scratch. It exceeded everyone's expectations.

Curious about Xoloitzcuintli Mexican hairless dogs? Here's everything you need about this ancient dog breed, which you may ...

Travel and Tour World (TTW) today unveils the Top 50 Global Travel Destinations for 2026. This comprehensive ranking highlights the countries shaping global tourism demand in the coming year, based on ...

Historian Tony McMahon delves into humanity’s enduring obsession with prophecies of doom and the mystics, seers and celestial signs we’ve trusted to warn us of the end.

Astrologer Lisa Stardust shares her insights on the Mayan system and how it captures the energy you were born into Getty If you think your birth chart says a lot about you, wait until you meet your ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican artistic director Jorge Díaz used to have a unique selection of bedtime stories for his son. Setting aside well-known books like “Pinocchio,” they read tales closer to home.

Centuries before Monopoly, there was Patolli, a high-stakes Mesoamerican game of strategy and luck where players wagered crops and wealth as they raced their opponents around a cross-shaped board. The ...

For a long time, archaeologists believed that large buildings required large bosses. The idea was simple: only societies with strong hierarchies (kings, priests, and planners) could organize massive ...

It used to be thought that ancient Mesoamerican monuments were built and used predominantly by powerful leaders and ruling classes. Among the early Maya, however, the site of Aguada Fénix would have ...

Spotted from an airplane by remote sensing equipment, a vast and ancient Maya complex was hidden from view for millennia by forest and fields before it was made public in 2020. Five years on, ...

Treasure hunting brothers Rick and Marty Lagina are back for another season of “The Curse of Oak Island.” This History Channel documentary series follows the archaeological investigation of an ...