The Voyageur II ferry arrived on a foggy morning at this remote and rugged national park after a two-hour trip across the ...

Maybe this isn't a newsflash to everyone, but the Moai "heads" on Easter Island have bodies.Because some of the statues are set deep into the ground, and because the heads on the statues are ...

Although they are known as Easter Island “heads,” most have torsos and some are buried 20 feet beneath the ground, Smith said. To visit Smith’s replicas, put the address 103 Marbury Road ...

Throughout all of human history, written language has only been independently invented a handful of times, including in Mesopotamia, Egypt and China. Now, new research has revealed that one more ...

Easter Island’s iconic statues remain at risk after devastating fire. Recent blazes chewed through the heritage site, causing “irreparable” damage to hundreds of Rapa Nui’s sacred moai.

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.

Moai statues stand on Ahu Tongariki near the Rano Raraku volcano, top, on Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, Chile, Nov. 27, 2022. According to Salvador Atan Hito, vice president of the Ma'u Henua ...

There are more than 1,000 moai statues on Easter Island, representing a key part of the region’s cultural and archeological past. A new moai, smaller than most, was found in a dried-up lakebed.

Researchers have uncovered another of Easter Island's famous moai statues, local officials announced on Tuesday. Community leaders welcomed the news and believe it could be a key to further ...