In the heart of Rapa Nui, better known as Easter Island, a species long thought lost is taking root once again. The toromiro tree (Sophora toromiro), once a vital part of the island’s landscape and ...

Little Sophora toromiro, is far from home, no longer present on Rapa Nui, the Pacific island where it evolved. Also known as ...

Beyond the physical tests, the Tau’a Rapa Nui triathlon warms the heart as a celebration of community and heritage. Indeed, ...

Indiana University has completed its first international repatriation of human remains to the Rapa Nui people of Easter ...

Buscemi is also a director, with his last movie, The Listener , starring Tessa Thompson, premiering at the 2022 Venice Film ...

A university spokesperson said the remains had not been used for research in several decades, before which it isn’t ...

Rapa Therapeutics (Rapa) is bringing the power of epigenetically reprogrammed T cells to the treatment of solid tumors. Building on almost 20 years of work at the United States National Institutes ...

All have tried to approach the question as the early Rapa Nui people did, with the use of only stone, wood, rope, and human power. The following is a brief summary of those attempts. We encourage ...

The moai may also hold a sacred role in the life of the Rapa Nui, acting as ceremonial conduits for communication with the gods. According to Van Tilburg, their physical position between earth and ...