The Mayan empire flourished in the southern regions from around 250 AD to 900 AD. The empire in the south collapsed around 900 AD. No one knows the reason. Scholars have suggested, among other reasons ...

While environmental factors played a role, the Spanish conquest of the 16th century marked the final chapter for many Mayan city-states. Warfare and disease decimated the indigenous populations ...

Venom from centipede-like creatures found in the underwater caves of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula could potentially treat ...

In episode #2252 of The Joe Rogan Experience, Joe Rogan delved into European colonizers' catastrophic impact on Mayan and Aztec civilizations, notably by introducing devastating diseases.