Divers uncovered a skeleton within Mexico's underwater cave system, offering rare clues about ancient rituals and early Yucatán settlers.

Over time, cinnabar washed away from rainfall and seeped into the surrounding soil and water. But while a contaminant like ...

New research on the ancient Maya city of Ucanal in northern Guatemala reveals that its engineers maintained biologically clean drinking water for nearly 1,500 years, an extraordinary achievement in a ...

National Geographic archaeologist George E. Stuart reported in 1975 on the scientists who sought to decode the ancient language—and the looters who stood in their way.

Warmer waters in the Pacific Ocean may have brought devastating floods to the cradle of ancient Chinese civilization, ...

I recently traveled to Cancun, Mexico, in search of conversations on how Americans and other foreigners perceive Mexico, and my friends, Luis Robledo and Remi Delaune, were willing ...

Did dinosaurs live in Alabama? Fossils, museum finds and the famous Selma dinosaur egg reveal the state’s prehistoric past.

Oscars Best Documentary Feature Commentary (Updated March 10, 2026): For much of the season, many pundits — rightfully — assumed Geeta Gandbhir’s timely depiction of the murder of a Black woman ...