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.