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.

Island heads’ are famous worldwide but also mysterious. Who made these stone statues? How were they transported? What do they ...

Easter Island is home to approximately 1,000 large ... which suggests that a highly advanced ancient civilization existed before the end of the last Ice Age. This theory has reached millions ...

Dive into the intriguing mysteries surrounding Easter Island with our latest video, "Well That's Easter Buried." Explore the ...

Narrator] Most visitors come all the way to Easter Island because of these stone statues ... carefully mixed to match the fragile density of the ancient statues volcanic rock, and made it walk.

DNA analysis of ancient remains from Easter Island shows that the population was in fact increasing when Europeans arrived, rather than collapsing as reported by some historical accounts.

Rapa Nui (Easter Island) with its gigantic statues and treeless ... two key elements of Rapanui history remain very controversial to this day. One of these is the theory of population collapse ...