We all know about those famous heads on Easter Island, but their origins are still largely a mystery. These large stone ...

Island's famous moai statues are crumbling into the sea, forcing locals to face urgent decisions about how best to protect ...

A new study suggests that the island of Rapa Nui, otherwise known as Easter Island, didn’t develop in the extreme manner of ...

Easter Island is the scene of one of the great archaeological mysteries, as a unique monolithic ritual culture emerged and ...

Despite being thousands of miles from the nearest inhabitable island, Easter Island was visited several times before the ...

New research reveals that ancient Easter Island was not isolated but played a key role in spreading ceremonial traditions ...

It’s hard to exaggerate how isolated Easter Island was before its discovery by Polynesian sailors eight or nine centuries ago ...

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.

New evidence upends contentious Easter Island theory, scientists say. By CNN Newsource. Published September 14, 2024 4:00 am September 14, 2024 ...

Garden City held its 70th annual Easter parade with about 300 classic cars, while some Long Islanders celebrated the holiday with a sunrise service at Jones Beach. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.