Also known as Easter Island, this Polynesian isle has long been an aspirational destination—here's how to visit.

The Pacific Ocean covers a massive chunk of our planet. Despite the sheer scale, early Polynesian seafarers tackled these ...

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 ...

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 ...

Members of the same people who settled Easter Island also discovered Hawaii, a new study finds.

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 ...

MEDIA: Check out a Q&A with researcher Carl Lipo here. Newswise — BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – A detailed new analysis of Easter Island’s rock gardens by a research team including faculty at Binghamton ...

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 ...

Two recent studies have cast doubt on a popular theory that the ancient residents of Easter Island suffered a societal collapse because they overexploited their natural resources, an event often ...

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 ...