A medieval Maya text for predicting solar eclipses has confused Western readers for centuries, but a pair of researchers may ...

American icon Maya Angelou has passed away at 86 years young. The following article was published in ESSENCE’s May 2003 issue upon the author and poet’s 75th birthday. Maya Angelou talks to writer ...

Vases found in Guatemala offer rare physical proof of tobacco use among ancient Maya, but with a twist: This time, they didn’t inhale. Among the Maya, smoking tobacco was more common than liquid ...