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New Easter Island statue discovered as drought conditions worsen
The lake in Rapa Nui National Park where the moai was found had begun drying up in 2018.
Easter Island 'Moai' statues face irreparable damage after wildfire
A number of Easter Island's iconic 'Moai' stone statues suffered irreparable damage after a wildfire swept through the island earlier this week, the island's mayor told Reuters on Friday.
After 6 months stranded, Easter Islanders will return home
RUSSELL, New Zealand — About 25 residents from remote Easter Island who have been stranded far from their loved ones for more than six months because of the coronavirus will...
Study shows ancient contact between Polynesian and South American peoples
WASHINGTON - New genetic research shows that there was mingling between ancient native peoples from Polynesia and South America, revealing a single episode of interbreeding roughly 800 years ago after...
Sacred Easter Island statue destroyed in truck crash
Easter Island, the South Pacific territory home to some 1,000 sacred "moai" statues, now has one less of them. A resident of the Polynesian island crashed his truck into one...
Easter Island statues are being defiled by nose-picking tourists
The sacred statues of Easter Island have been around for at least 600 years. For centuries, the 1,000 or so stone anthropomorphic monoliths, called "moai," on the craggy island off...
Experts unravel mystery of ancient Easter Island statues
Historians have long wondered why Easter Island’s famous statues are mostly located on the coast of the remote Pacific island – now a team of archaeologists has come up with...
How huge stone 'hats' were placed on Easter Island statues
Experts have worked out how the ancient people of Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, were able to place massive stone hats on the island’s famous statues. A team of researchers...
Lava life: 5 volcanic islands to go to now
An island getaway doesn’t have to mean drinking fruity cocktails with silly names. For those of us with outdoorsy streaks, it can mean exploring one of nature’s most dangerous, exhilarating...
Texas-sized marine park planned near Easter Island
One of the largest marine parks in the world is being planned near Easter Island, Chilean officials announced Monday. Plans for the park -- which will be the third largest...