Explore Mythology of the Mayas
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The Maya believed the Earth was flat with four corners. Each corner represented a cardinal ...
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Xib Chac was the Mayan rain god. He was a benevolent god, and was represented by many colors. ...
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Ix Chel, the "Lady Rainbow," was the old Moon goddess in Mayan mythology. The Maya people lived ...
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The ancient Mayans used the doorways and windows of their buildings as astronomical sightings, ...
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Mayans were sophisticated observers of the sky. Mayans used their astronomical knowledge to ...
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Mayans seem to have thought of the Milky Way as the mystic road along which souls walk into ...
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Did you know?
Did you know that the
lights
of the aurora come in different colors, depending on the energy of the
particles that produce the aurora?
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Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
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Tallus slopexTallus slope : An accumulation of broken rock fragments at the base of crags or mountain cliffs
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Research Highlights
Scientists are currently tracking the effects of the oil spill on the wetlands of the Louisiana coast. Robert Twilley and Guerry Holm of Louisiana State University (LSU) want to know more about the role...
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