Island's famous moai statues are crumbling into the sea, forcing locals to face urgent decisions about how best to protect ...

Researchers believe the giant moai statues on Easter Island were “walked” into place using their own immense weight as leverage.

The Moai statues of Easter Island have some of the best views of the night sky on Earth.

Witness the mysterious beauty of Easter Island from above with this captivating drone footage. Soar over the iconic moai statues, the rugged coastline, and the volcanic landscapes. Marvel at the ...

- [Narrator] To test their theory, in 2012, Carl and Terry built a model of a moai out of concrete, carefully mixed to match the fragile density of the ancient statues volcanic rock, and made it walk.

New research using satellite imagery and machine learning offers a fresh clue in the mystery of what happened to the original settlers of Easter Island.

Easter Island never had a catastrophic population collapse, researchers propose in a new study that looks at archaeological rock gardens.

A detailed new analysis of Easter Island’s rock gardens by a research team including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York shows that a hypothetical “population crash ...