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Astronomical events such as eclipses were central to Maya culture, reflected in the care the Maya took to keep accurate calendars to aid in celestial predictions. Among the few surviving Maya texts is ...

A good cover letter marries an applicant’s CV to the demands of the job. It helps employers identify promising candidates, particularly those with an employment history that is orthogonal to their ...

I agree wholeheartedly with Robert Boehman of Frederick’s Nov. 8 letter (“When we have no federal government, we don’t need Congress”) and I would like to add the following: House Speaker Mike Johnson ...

Spotted from an airplane by remote sensing equipment, a vast and ancient Maya complex was hidden from view for millennia by forest and fields before it was made public in 2020. Five years on, ...

Finding the oldest Maya site ever documented was only the beginning of archaeologist Takeshi Inomata’s discoveries. After locating the Aguada Fénix site buried in the jungle of southern Mexico in 2017 ...

Please contact the leaders of Congress and demand that they revisit their oath of office and take action to remove Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and President Trump from office immediately. After ...

The Maya Civilization, from Central America, was one of the most advanced ancient civilizations, known for its significant achievements in astronomy and mathematics. This includes accurate calendars ...

The stacks at Harvard’s Widener Library are, I have come to believe, the best place to hide if you want to spend an afternoon reading uninterrupted but not alone. Widener has that rare charm conferred ...

In “Letters From the Edge: Stories of Curiosity, Bravery, and Discovery,” Jeff Wilser collects the adventures of more than 45 members of the Explorers Club, a New York-based professional society ...

In Undusted: Letters from the Past, you are tasked with cleaning long-neglected dirty objects. As you clean each belonging, you will learn the backstories behind the various objects placed in each ...

Polio, diphtheria, measles, whooping cough, mumps and tetanus vaccinations are still mandatory in public schools, unless you have a religious exemption. Only the Florida Legislature can change this.