Island, or Rapa Nui, is a unique and mysterious place, known for its moai statues and rich biodiversity. Despite its small ...

The moai were more than art; they were memorials to important figures. They showed the beliefs and spirit of Rapa Nui society ...

The blaze broke out Monday and swept through at least 247 acres of the Rapa Nui National Park, which covers a little less than half of the island, officials there said. "The damage to some of ...

This finding suggests that the Rapa Nui could’ve possibly invented Rongorongo independently—a rare feat throughout human history, and one usually associated with complex states.

Several moai in that area suffered charring in an October forest fire on the island, which is also known as Rapa Nui and lies some 2,200 miles off the west coast of Chile. "This moai is in the ...

Rapa Nui mayor said moai statues were left "totally charred." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A suspected arson attack on ...

More than 60 years of archaeological research paints a very different picture of Rapa Nui – and now new genetic data sheds further light on the island’s fate. Menu. Demystified.

Little Sophora toromiro, is far from home, no longer present on Rapa Nui, the Pacific island where it evolved. Also known as Easter Island, or Isla de Pascua in Spanish, Rapa Nui is a speck of ...

A decades-long stretch of extremely low precipitation in the 1500s may have spurred cultural changes among the Rapa Nui people that reduced time spent building statues, but not all archaeologists ...

Researchers have unearthed a new 5-foot-tall moai statue created by Indigenous Rapa Nui people on Easter Island. Volunteers from three Chilean universities made the discovery on Feb. 21 in a dry ...

By Johnny Diaz Some of the ancient monolithic statues in Rapa Nui National Park on Easter Island have been damaged beyond repair in a wildfire, the authorities said. The fire has burned more than ...

Polynesians settled Rapa Nui around 1,000 years ago, according to a statement from Columbia University. The remote island is located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, around 2,200 miles west of ...