Long before Western astrology, the Chinese zodiac helped organize years, beliefs, and social life. Here’s how the system of 12 animals evolved over the centuries.

An ancient Mayan manuscript known as the Dresden Codex has been shown to contain a remarkably accurate method for predicting ...

An ancient Mayan calendar, the Dresden Codex, was able to predict eclipses for centuries, revealing surprising scientific ...

DJ Damian Lazarus turns Tulum’s jungle into a sacred rave celebrating Mayan tradition, electronic music, and Mexican ...

India, Jan. 12 -- The year 2026 has arrived, amid a host of doomsday prophecies that seem to run virally on social media.

Steward Observatory’s long running Public Lecture series aims to make the complex field of Astronomy accessible to everyone. Dating back to the Observatory’s founder, Andrew Douglass, the series is an ...

Only two Maya monuments refer to the end of the 13th bak'tun, which will occur on December 21 (or 23) this year. Part of the controversy over what will happen on that day stems from the inscription on ...

A shocking theory that claims our world ended in 2012, and humanity has been living in a simulation ever since, has regained online popularity. The theory was born out of the ancient prophecy ...

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Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A 12 th century C.E. codex from Maya culture accurately predicts solar eclipses. The eclipse table in the Dresden Codex was a lunar calendar that ...

MEXICO CITY — Apolinario Chile Pixtun is tired of being bombarded with frantic questions about the Mayan calendar supposedly “running out” on Dec. 21, 2012. After all, it’s not the ...