The island is famous for its enormous stone statues known as moai. In February, archaeologists found a previously undiscovered moai statue in a dry lake bed. Easter Island is one of the most remote ...

The mystery of Easter Island just became darker. Hidden beneath the giant Moai statues lies evidence of buried civilizations, ...

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles from any continent, Easter Island rises out of the sea. Its surface tells a story of volcanism that began roughly 2.5 million years ago, but ...

No one knows where Easter Island is, and that’s just the start of the island’s immutable mysticism. When I told people I was traveling to the small island this spring, people would say, “The place ...

A new moai, one of Easter Island's iconic statues, was found in the bed of a dry laguna in a volcano crater, the Indigenous community that administers the site on the Chilean island has said. "This ...

A new moai was discovered after a volcano crater lake dried up. Source Comunidad Ma'u Henua HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock A new moai was found on Easter Island in the ...

One of the most remote inhabited locations on Earth, Easter Island is famous for the thousand or so enigmatic, towering statues that dot its landscape, called moai. Earlier this month, a fire caused ...

I’m delighted to say that in October 2024 Astronomy magazine will partner with our tour guide friends at Eclipse Traveler, carrying us to Chile and the magical site of Easter Island. Wednesday, Oct. 2 ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists have debunked a popular myth surrounding Easter Island. An ...

Concert pianist Mahani Teave has traveled the world, But Rapa Nui, sometimes known as Easter Island, is her home. "Rapa Nui – that's what we call ourselves here also," she said. "That's our people, ...

For centuries, Western scholars have touted the fate of the native population on Easter Island (Rapa Nui) as a case study in the devastating cost of environmentally unsustainable living. The story ...