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

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

Their fresh research casts doubt on a popular theory that there was a societal collapse amongst the residents because they ...

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

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

New genetic research helps debunk a popular theory about Easter Island and the mysterious decline of its indigenous ...

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

The new analysis marks the first time scientists have used ancient DNA to address the question of whether Easter Island saw a ...

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

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

Two recent studies cast doubt on the theory that the ancient residents of Easter Island suffered a societal collapse due to ...

To investigate Rapa Nui’s history further ... have been reluctant to let go of cataclysmic stories about Easter Island, said Lisa Matisoo-Smith, a professor of biological anthropology at ...