Recent analysis of ancient sediments on Easter Island has challenged the long-held belief that the island’s society collapsed ...

A new paper advances the decades-long argument regarding whether rats were the driving force that deforested Rapa Nui, aka ...

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A dark Easter Island mystery has been solved after scientists found clues as to what caused an "extinction event" on the ...

The "walking moai hypothesis" could end a long-time debate over how ancient engineers moved these iconic statues around Easter Island. Reading time 3 minutes The moai statues of Easter Island have ...

For generations, the massive moai of Easter Island, called Rapa Nui by the locals, have stood in quiet testimony to one of archaeology’s longest-standing mysteries. How did an island society, remote ...

A tsunami was not expected after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck in sea southeast of Easter Island, Chile, the U.S. Tsunami Warning Center said.