Ancient Maya mathematician 'White-Chested Fox' receives first known credit for formula linking Venus and Mars
by Anastasia Scott

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16 July 2026

On 16 July 2026 Discover reported: Inside a cramped painted chamber at the Maya city of Xultun, in what is now northern Guatemala, a Maya mathematician worked through a calculation involving the cycles of Venus and Mars, the solar year, and the ritual calendar. Dating to around 781 C.E., the formula ends with two glyphs that read roughly as 'so says Sak Tahn Waax.' The name translates to 'White-Chested Fox.' Global Good News service views this news as a sign of rising positivity in the field of science, documenting the growth of life-supporting, evolutionary trends.

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