Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Ancient Maya kings may have already told us how to tackle our water crisis, a new study has found. The Maya civilization dates back almost 4,000 years and spanned what is now Belize, Guatemala, ...

The ancient Maya city of Tikal relied on urban reservoirs to supply water during periods of drought. They essentially built “constructed wetlands” that relied upon key minerals and aquatic plants and ...

Professor Lisa Lucero looks at lessons we can learn to manage water systems in the future by examining Maya techniques in her paper "Ancient Maya Reservoirs, Constructed Wetlands, and Future Water ...

Ancient Maya reservoirs, which used aquatic plants to filter and clean the water, 'can serve as archetypes for natural, sustainable water systems to address future water needs.' The Maya built and ...

According to a new paper, ancient Maya reservoirs, which used aquatic plants to filter and clean the water, “can serve as archetypes for natural, sustainable water systems to address future water ...

VIDA Y ESPERANZA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s ambitious Maya Train project is supposed to bring development to the Yucatan Peninsula, but along the country’s Caribbean coast it is threatening the ...

Just like today, ancient cities needed sources of clean water to flourish. Obviously, there weren't any Brita filters around when the Mayans lived some 2,000 years ago, when BJ Leiderman began to ...