Remember way back in the days and months leading up to the year 2012, when everyone was sure the world would end all based on this: the Mayan calendar. Well, it’s been more than a decade since ...

Did you know scientists have finally cracked the mystery behind the ancient Mayan calendar? For years, people were fascinated by its complex design and thought it might predict the end of the world.

It’s expecting a deluge of visitors, from the academic to the apocalyptic, because 2012 – specifically the winter solstice on Dec. 21 – marks what many scholars believe is the end of a 5,125 ...