In 1955, it was discovered that Moai, the ancient and mysterious giant heads on Easter Island, had very large bodies buried underneath the ground. Now, scientists and archaeologists believe they know ...

Geologists studying Easter Island recently opened up another mystery centered around the famous region. A team from ...

Island is home to roughly 1,000 Moai - the famous large stone heads - that are believed to have been carved 900 years ago.

Easter Island is one of the most remote inhabited ... The purpose of the moai remains a mystery to researchers. A 2019 study published in PLOS One, a journal by the Public Library of Science ...

In a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean lies Rapa Nui, otherwise known as Easter Island. It’s a tiny, windswept place, famed for its colossal Moai – mysterious stone figures that each weigh ...

There is no place in the world like Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui. It feels like it is not even of this world. Located more than 2,000 miles from South America's mainland, it is one of the ...