Brits who may be put off travelling over the next few weeks due to the events in the Middle East can still enjoy plenty of ...

New Statue Has Surfaced on Easter Island. The Problem? Nobody Can Explain Why It’s There ...

Scientists believe they’ve uncovered the meaning of some of the Moai stone monoliths found on Rapa Nui, better known as Easter Island. The scientists analyzed soil in the vicinity of two of the Moai ...

Rapa Nui, 2,200 miles west of the mainland, is as rugged as it is remote — and an exploration offers blustery hikes, volcanic craters and villages of rock-hewn moai. The 15 moai at Ahu Tongariki make ...

Roggeveen named his find Easter Island (known locally as Rapa Nui). In 1774, Capt. James Cook landed with a party of scientists. Unimpressed by the island’s paltry range of crops, its brackish water ...

Around 1550, life on Rapa Nui began changing in ways long misunderstood. New research reveals that a severe drought, lasting more than a century, dramatically reduced rainfall on the already ...

Anyone who’s ever questioned the human obsession with erecting big monuments need only wander far afield in time and space. The carved bisj poles created by the Asmat people in the swamps of West ...

In his “Island at the Edge of the World,” the British archaeologist Mike Pitts delves into the misconceptions and legends surrounding a complex ancient culture. By Joshua Hammer Joshua Hammer is the ...

PHOENIX — It’s more than 4,000 miles from Phoenix and considered to be one of the most mysterious places in the world. Now, anyone with an internet connection can explore Easter Island and its giant ...

Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, sits isolated in the vast Pacific Ocean, famous for the colossal stone faces that stare out to sea. These monolithic statues, known as moai, have fascinated the world for ...