Scientists have identified 866 new species as part of the Ocean Census, a global mission to protect and accelerate the ...

For the ancient Polynesians, finding Easter Island, a small 64-square-mile speck in this vast ocean, must have been like finding a needle in a haystack; but the Polynesian community today is ...

There is no place in the world like Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui ... a tiny dot in the middle of the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Travelers have long been fascinated by the hundreds ...

Researchers have found at least 866 new marine species as part of a global mission to protect and accelerate the discovery of ...

National Geographic reported in 2022 that there were 1,043 complete statues on Easter Island. The moai are carved out of volcanic stone. Most face inland, except for seven that face the ocean.

It is daunting to imagine a voyage to Easter Island from any direction, which would have taken a minimum of two weeks, covering several thousand miles of seemingly endless ocean. It is clear ...

Volcanoes like those on Easter Island are so-called "hotspot volcanoes." These are common in the Pacific Ocean; Hawai'i is a famous example. They form from large blobs of rock that slowly rise ...

It's Rapa Nui - Easter Island - the most remote inhabited island ... The people of the southern Pacific Ocean, the Polynesians, were without question the greatest open ocean voyagers in the ...

The Mitsui Ocean Fuji recently arrived in South America as part of a 91-night cruise that sailed from Japan earlier this year ...