Long thought to be a fortress, Guiengola has been revealed as a sprawling city thanks to airborne lidar analysis ...

Mankind has sought civilization since the earliest days of recorded history. However, some kingdoms were the first to start ...

Jaguar habitats in the Mesoamerica region, spanning Mexico and Central America, are under severe threat from deforestation, illegal ranching, monoculture plantations, forest fires, and hunting ...

Lidar has fully revealed a 600-year-old Zapotec city in southern Mexico. Lasers shot from an aircraft have revealed the ...

Cacao nibs are made from crushed cacao beans and they are backed with vitimins and minerals while being low in sugar.

Two of the most commonly accepted theories for the origin of money are the commodity theory and the chartalist theory. Both ...

Atascadero’s Charles Paddock Zoo has welcomed three cute new residents — a trio of young Mexican spider monkeys who have ...

The America-China economic competition for influence in Latin America is not doomed to produce a winner and a loser.

LiDAR was the key technology that enabled Ramón Celis to uncover the full scale of Guiengola. Unlike traditional ...

Chocolate — a beloved treat we often reach for during moments of indulgence — was once so valuable it was used as currency.

The Amon Carter Museum of American Art ’s 2025-26 exhibition schedule features some familiar Texas artists and collectors, ...

A recent study suggests that money could have come into existence due to long-distance external exchange networks that could not rely on familiar, trust-based relationships.