Articles
Islamist Sect’s Mayan Apocalypse Arsenal Raided by Police
Malaysian police uncovered a stockpile of weaponry including swords, gunpowder and camouflage clothing on Friday belonging to an Islamist sect that had been...
Mayan Apocalypse Rumors Prompt 33 Michigan Schools to Close Early
Some students in Michigan will be getting an extra-long holiday break this year, thanks to the supposed end of the world.
It’s The End(s) of The World As We Know It: Did Pop Culture Cause Mayan Apocalypse Panic?
What part did movies, TV shows and comic books play in making people believe in those crackpot prophecies?
Found: The Oldest Maya Calendar (and No, the World's Still Not Ending)
Here's what's not going to happen this year: the earth won't end on Dec. 12; it won't be swallowed by a black hole, consumed by the sun or get taken out by a...
Mayan 2012 Apocalypse Prediction Is Inaccurate, Expert (Obviously) States
Good news: It appears that the world won’t end in 2012 after all. Turns out that the Mayan inscription that many saw as foretelling the end of the world, may...
Photo Essays
Amateur Chinese Inventor Builds Awesome Apocalypse Capsules
Inspired by Roland Emmerich’s science fiction drama ’2012,’ and just in time for the end of the Mayan calendar, amateur inventor Liu Qiyuan developed an...
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13 Things We Won’t Miss After the Mayan Apocalypse
Sure, a lot of things will be different after Armageddon. But these are the first things we will be pleased to see obliterated if the Maya Long Count calendar...
Articles from Around the Web
Doomsday Fizzles, but Many in Old Mayan Empire Hail New Era
The date -- 12 - 21 - 12 -- inspired an Internet-fueled misreading of a Mayan calendar that led many to believe the end of the world would arrive. ...
Global countdown to' end of the world'
People across the world prepare for what they believe will be a Mayan apocalypse, while others throw doomsday parties. ...
Thousands at Stonehenge solstice
More than 5,000 people gather at Stonehenge to mark the winter solstice as the date coincides with the end of the Mayan calendar. ...
The Lede Blog: Awaiting the End in a Small Turkish Town
A small Turkish town in the Aegean region is braced for thousands of visitors who hope to be among the few to survive the Dec. 21, 2012, doomsday supposedly predicted by the Mayan calendar ...
