We’re documenting something that really has needed to be documented, but in a way that’s really comprehensive and shareable.” ...

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 ...

The Earth's mantle might not always move along in lockstep with the overlying tectonic crust—as set out in science textbooks for decades—but may instead behave differently. This is the conclusion of ...

Scholars have long debated how the massive stone figures of Rapa Nui got to where they stand today. A new study offers one ...

A mysterious find on Easter Island, investigated by a team of geologists, suggests that the Earth's mantle seems to behave differently than once thought. Geography textbooks describe the Earth's ...

A team of geologists investigated Easter Island’s age by dating zircon minerals, which turned out to highlight ancient unknowns. A mysterious mineral discovery on Easter Island could be up to 165 ...

Archeologists have used drones and photogrammetry to create a map of the quarry that produced 95 of Easter Island's statues.

Rano Raraku, a steep-sided crater on the southeastern coast of Rapa Nui (as locals call the island), was the heart of moai ...

Located in the middle of the South Pacific, thousands of miles from the nearest continent, Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is one of ...

A new 3D model shows Rapa Nui’s moai were carved by many small teams, overturning the myth of a single centralized system.