On Oct. 2, 2024, a few hundred eclipse chasers will be on the volcanic Easter Island — called Rapa Nui by natives and one of ...

You may not know it, but we're on the cusp of another solar eclipse. Next Wednesday, October 2, an annular eclipse will take ...

Witness the mysterious beauty of Easter Island from above with this captivating drone footage. Soar over the iconic moai ...

Scientists turn to ancient DNA to understand the history of Easter Island, a remote island in the Pacific Ocean also known as ...

The moai, carved from volcanic tuff, are threatened by rising sea levels and climate changes worsened by global warming.

The long-held narrative is that the original inhabitants of Easter Island grew so fascinated with stone statues they ...

Two recent studies have cast doubt on a popular theory that the ancient residents of Easter Island suffered a societal ...

The new study also indicates the Polynesian people who settled Rapa Nui mixed with indigenous South Americans centuries ...

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island or Te Pito o Te Henua (the navel of the world), is one of the most remote inhabited ...

A DNA analysis of 15 Rapa Nui individuals revealed that there was never a population collapse on Easter Island and that the ...

New research reveals that there was contact with Indigenous Americans before European arrival. Rapa Nui, also known as Te ...

Island in the Pacific Ocean is famous for its instantly recognisable statues known as the moai. And while the monuments draw ...