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 ...

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

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

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recent emphasis on climate science has impacted how we think about ancient civilizations. Long-held theories about the collapse of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...