Brain

For 79 days, six Americans were hiding inside Tehran. Outside, Iran was being transformed by revolution. Inside the U.S. Embassy, dozens of Americans were being held hostage by militants. But six people had managed to escape before the compound was completely overrun. They were alive. But they were trapped. Returning to the embassy was impossible. … Read more

Deep in Guatemala’s Petén rainforest, beneath layers of trees and vegetation, lies the remains of a city that once belonged to one of the ancient Americas’ most powerful civilizations. El Mirador was already a major Maya center more than 2,000 years ago, long before the famous Maya cities of the Classic period reached their peak. … Read more