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 ...

Happy Birthday to the late, great mother of wisdom, Ms. Maya Angelou. The writer, poet and singer would have been 97 years old today, and thankfully she left behind such brilliant works for us to ...

When I was 10 years old I found a well-used book in my mother’s bedroom. The pages were folded back, the cover was barely intact and the pages were stained. If I had to guess, I’d say that the book ...

AP Photo/ Gerald Herbert In honor of the life of author and poet Maya Angelou, we look back at some words of wisdom we can all relate to. Angelou died May 28.

The Maya built and maintained self-cleaning wetland reservoirs that served urban populations over millennia. U. of I. anthropology professor Lisa Lucero writes that the water-related crises they faced ...