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 ...

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 ...

Ancient Lost Worlds and Hidden History. On location videos made by author and adventurer Brien Foerster exploring Peru, ...

A new study reveals Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, was less isolated than believed, showing inter-island connections and shared ...

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

Easter Island in the southern Pacific is one of the most geographically isolated places on Earth, but socially and culturally its influence may have been overlooked, new research suggests.

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.

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.