"There is no concept of apocalypse in the Mayan culture," said Jesús Gomez, head of the Guatemalan confederation of Mayan priests. So why does the belief persist? Conspiracy theorists keep it ...

Many Americans are confident that the world isn't really going to cease to exist on Friday, Dec. 21, the day of the supposed Mayan apocalypse. Still, plenty of people around the world are taking ...

On Tuesday morning, the Doomsday Clock was set at 89 seconds to midnight, which is the closest it has ever been to midnight ...

Dec. 21, 2012. The movie “2012” raised awareness of this date on which the ancient Mayan calendar expires. The inference is that Dec. 21 would ...

The Ancient Mayan civilization gave far more to human history than doomsday prophesies and blood sport. Consider: Can You ...

Before the day, the fact that the completion of a “cycle” of the Mayan calendar did not necessarily denote an apocalypse, even on that civilization’s own terms, should have given it away.

Despite the mysticism that often clouds the Mayan calendar in popular culture, fact remains that the calendar system in use by the Mayans was based on a system used throughout the pre-Columbian ...

She was also asked if she hears talk from customers who mention December 21, a date some associate with doomsday due to supposed ending of the Mayan calendar. “I don’t believe that anything ...