Human history is littered with expired civilizations, and scholars and archaeologists have made a determined effort to ...

A new study uses genome analysis to show the decline, not erasure, of the ancient Maya civilization. Researchers compared the genomes of seven skeletons to previously sequenced sets from across ...

New research explores how technological civilizations grow, collapse, and recover, and what this means for detecting ...

A thought experiment explores what would happen if modern civilization collapsed overnight and humanity had to rebuild from ...

The mysterious collapse of the Maya civilization may not have been driven solely by drought after all. New evidence from lake sediments in Guatemala reveals that one key city, Itzan, enjoyed a stable ...

External enemies expose weakness, but internal division and inaction are what ultimately bring civilizations down.

Consider this, if you would: a network of far-flung, powerful, high-tech civilizations closely tied by trade and diplomatic embassies; an accelerating threat of climate change and its pressure on food ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Will our own elites perform any better than the rulers of Chaco Canyon, the Mayan heartland, and Viking Greenland? Flames from the Caldor Fire crown in trees at Echo Lake, Calif., in August ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Climate change is not just a modern dilemma; it’s a force that has reshaped the trajectory of human history time and again. From ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The ancient Maya were a group of Mesoamerican Indigenous people who developed one of the most advanced societies in history, which such achievements ...