The deforestation of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, has been a subject of intrigue and mystery among scientists.

Based on 3D modeling and testing on a moai replica, researchers think that small groups of people may have used ropes to ...

A tsunami was not expected after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck in sea southeast of Easter Island, Chile, the U.S. Tsunami Warning Center said.

“Sea level rise is real,” said Noah Paoa, lead author of the study and a doctoral student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology. “It’s not a distant ...

Waves driven by rising seas could reach Ahu Tongariki -- the largest restored group of moai statues on Easter Island -- in less than 60 years, according to a new study. Photo by victoriaspics/Pixabay ...

“Sea level rise is real,” said Noah Paoa, lead author of the study and a doctoral student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology. “It’s not a distant ...

Scientists may have solved the mystery of how the giant statues of Easter Island moved to their present locations.

For years, researchers have debated how the Indigenous people of Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, managed to move their giant ...

Climate Chile Rising Seas FILE - Moai statues stand on Ahu Tongariki, Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, Chile, Nov, 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File) (Copyright 2022 ...

“Sea level rise is real,” said Noah Paoa, lead author of the study and a doctoral student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology. “It’s not a distant ...