The Polynesian inhabitants of Easter Island were first encountered by European explorers in the 18th century. Disease and ...

For centuries, Easter Island‘s story hhas been framed as a tragic tale of environmental collapse. The islanders were often ...

Researchers found that a severe drought began around 1550, leading to a significant drop in rainfall on Easter Island.

Easter Island is named for the Sunday in 1722 when Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen landed his crew on the distant Pacific island. It’s been misunderstood by outsiders ever since. In recent decades, ...

In a surprising turn of events, a new moai statue has been discovered on Easter Island in 2025, challenging previous archaeological assumptions and potentially reshaping our understanding of the ...

Researchers say Easter Island's 4-ton moai "walked" across the island -- thanks to physics, ropes and a little ancient choreography -- no magic necessary. Binghamton University Turns out, the heads of ...

Finding out what actually happened in the deep past can be a slog, so when ancient history is packaged as mystery—spine-tingling but solvable—it’s hard to resist. Who doesn’t want to know how a lost ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 1,289 miles from the nearest human settlement, Easter Island—or Rapa Nui, as its own people call it—is arguably the ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. At some point in the mysterious history of Easter Island, its people began to worship a religious figure called the Birdman. And each year, ...