Evidence is now stronger than ever that the mysterious population collapse of Rapa Nui never actually happened. Recent ...

Researchers at the State University of New York at Binghamton believe they've cracked the case of how Easter Island's famous ...

Scientists may have solved the mystery of how the giant statues of Easter Island moved to their present locations.

Archaeologists analyzed the physics of the statues and their transport to find that they were transported in a way that ...

A devastating wildfire earlier this week caused "unmeasurable" damage to a number of Easter Island’s famous stone head statues. "It's unquantifiable, unmeasurable, the damage there is, it's ...

For many years, people have wondered how the giant stone statues on Easter Island were moved. These statues, famous for their giant heads and serious faces are called Moai (pronounced mo-eye), and can ...

The hillside of Rano Raraku volcano on Rapa Nui feels like a place that froze in time. Embedded in grass and volcanic rock, almost 400 moai – the monolithic human figures carved centuries ago by this ...

RAPA NUI, Chile (AP) — The hillside of Rano Raraku volcano on Rapa Nui feels like a place that froze in time. Embedded in grass and volcanic rock, almost 400 moai – the monolithic human figures carved ...

A wildfire began on Tuesday and swept through more than 148.26 acres. Rapanui Municipality/AFP via Getty Images A number of Easter Island’s iconic ‘Moai’ stone statues suffered irreparable damage ...

A new moai was discovered after a volcano crater lake dried up. Source Comunidad Ma'u Henua HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock A new moai was found on Easter Island in the ...

SANTIAGO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - A huge "Moai" statue, one of the iconic stone monuments from Easter Island, began its journey back home on Monday following a years-long campaign to get it returned to its ...