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

Like the April 8 total solar eclipse, this will be one that require eclipse safety glasses in order to view it.

often called the "Easter Island heads." The giant, monolithic carvings are scattered around the island, some standing proudly against the backdrop of the Pacific, while others are buried up to ...

Easter Island has nearly 1,000 of the megaliths, known as moai. They have oversized heads and generally stand about 4m (13ft) high. They were carved by a Polynesian tribe more than 500 years ago.

The scientists have debunked what they say was a colonial narrative, and one which has been used as a warning about ...

who first saw the island on Easter Sunday, 1722. It is famously known for the statues of heads, known as Moai that dot the island. The moai represent ancestral chiefs who were believed to be ...

On average, they stand 13 feet high and weigh 14 tons, human heads-on-torsos carved in the ... of the nearly 900 giant moai that punctuate Easter Island's barren landscape. The moai and ceremonial ...

They speak to Patrick Clarke about their their spectacular debut album Using mallets and guitars, Liverpool's Ex-Easter Island Head whip up tropical storm clouds of rhythm and natural reverberation.

often called the "Easter Island heads." The giant, monolithic carvings are scattered around the island, some standing proudly against the backdrop of the Pacific, while others are buried up to ...