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New DNA analysis adds to growing research indicating the famous Pacific island did not collapse from overuse of resources ...

Easter Island map also showing its position relative to South America. Image via Wiki Commons. Researchers studying Rapa Nui found evidence suggesting that even before the Europeans arrived ...

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, never experienced a ruinous population collapse, according to an analysis of ancient DNA from 15 former inhabitants of the remote island in the Pacific Ocean.

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 locations on Earth, situated over 1,900 km from the nearest Polynesian island ...