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The End of Civilization?: 7 Moments in the History of the Doomsday Clock
On the 65th anniversary of the creation of the Doomsday Clock, discover seven moments when the clock’s minute hand conveyed potential global destruction—or world peace.
Oldest Known Mayan Calendar Debunks December 2012 Myth
Archaeologists at Xultún, a Maya site in Guatemala, have discovered walls with paintings and writing, including calculations related to the Maya calendar.
Mayans Never Predicted December 2012 Apocalypse, Researchers Say
One of history’s most famous doomsday predictions might rely on a faulty translation of an ancient Mayan tablet.
Apocalypses That Weren’t
The prediction that the world will end on May 21, 2011, is the latest chapter in a long history of apocalyptic beliefs.
