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Harvard Gazette: “History of Chichén Itzá written in DNA,” by Christy DeSmith on June 14, 2024. The article is also available in Spanish! “La historia de Chichén Itzá escrita en el ADN.”

Washington Post: “DNA reveals surprise about the children ancient Mayans chose to sacrifice,” by Victoria Bisset, June 14, 2024.

NPR: “A surprising history of malaria is revealed by clues from ancient bones,” by Melody Schreiber, June 13, 2024.

New York Times: “Ancient Genomes Reveal Which Children the Maya Selected for Sacrifice,” by Freda Kreier, June 12 ,2024.

Harvard Gazette: “Tracking entwined histories of malaria, humans,” by Christy DeSmith, June 12, 2024.

Science: “Oldest malaria cases reveal how humans spread the disease across the globe,” by Andrew Curry, June 12, 2024.

Science: “Child sacrifices tied to Mayan Hero Twin myth revealed by ancient DNA,” by Andrew Curry, June 12, 2024.

Our research is featured in the Harvard Gazette! Harvard Gazette: “Got milk? Does it give you digestive problems,” by Liz Mineo, May 10, 2024.

Our research is featured in a new long-format article in the Guardian! Guardian: “Solar storms, ice cores, and nuns’ teeth – the new science of history,” by Jacob Mikanowski, February 20, 2024.

John Walden’s research on the ancient Maya is featured in Science news! Science News: “Ancient Maya power brokers lived in neighborhoods, not just palaces,” by Bruce Bower, December 4, 2023.