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 ...

Easter Island is home to nearly 1,000 towering moai statues — some weighing up to 80 tons. Traditional explanations suggest they were carved and moved using simple tools. But certain structures, like ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The world's most remote island, where moai stand and stare at the stars, will experience an ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The giant statues on Easter Island have been a subject of theorising down the centuries ...

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 ...

A fire, from a human or volcano, on Easter Island, Chile, caused irreparable damage to the Moai statues, or Easter Island heads, mayor says. Photo from the Municipalidad de Rapa Nui A fire on Easter ...