Apocalypse, as a vernacular term, originated from the Greek term "apocalypsis," which literally means “uncovering,” in the sense of revealing something. Until Hollywood filled our heads with images of ...

The Mayan Apocalypse has been perpetuated in pop culture – in movies and through splashy tabloid headlines – even though it’s been widely debunked in archeological circles. In Mexico and Central ...

For scary speculation about the end of civilization in 2012, people usually turn to followers of cryptic Mayan prophecy, not scientists. But that's exactly what a group of NASA-assembled researchers ...

The world will end in 2012 — or so say thousands in the Netherlands preparing for the apocalypse in four years, the Dutch-language newspaper de Volkskrant reported Tuesday. The paper spoke to those ...

Even if you're not up on ancient Mayan history, you've probably heard something about the 2012 apocalypse theory. Some believe the Earth will experience a cataclysmic event this year as depicted in ...

Films, books and Internet sites glom onto end-of-world mania as 2012 nears. Sept. 24, 2009— -- The iPhone application Twenty12 counts down the moments until the world's destruction -- just three ...

According to some interpretations of the Mayan calendar, the end of the world is scheduled for the winter solstice (December 21) of 2012. Survivalist entrepreneurs say it’s never too early to begin ...

NASA scientists took time on Wednesday (Nov. 28) to soothe 2012 doomsday fears, warning against the dark side of Mayan apocalypse rumors — frightened children and suicidal teens who truly fear the ...

Over the past year, a steady trickle of books, articles, and film proposals has crossed my desk about world-changing events that the ancient Maya are said to have predicted for the date of December ...