World-famous chocolatier and pastry chef Jacques Torres joins WIRED to answer the internet's most flavorful questions about chocolate and chocolatiers. How did chocolate become associated with Easter ...

The Classic Maya: Drought Meets Political Turmoil The Classic Maya: Drought Meets Political Turmoil (Image Credits: Wikimedia) Think about it: one of the most sophisticated societies the Americas ever ...

Ancient legends from thousands of years ago often find fresh audiences in new books. Test your memory of recent titles with ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Kukulcan was the all-powerful snake god worshipped by the Maya. While little information remains about the legends and mythology of Kukulcan – due to the tragic destruction of the Maya codices by the ...

There’s overdue pushback these days on the notion that civilization began in the Americas when Columbus “discovered” the New World in 1492. In fact, the Maya people built one of the world’s most ...