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

One hundred years ago a Danish immigrant named John Christensen was trying to farm near the village of Itasca. But he kept ...

Explore Santiago de Chile, the vibrant capital of the Andes, by visiting its main tourist landmarks. Discover iconic places ...

There's a towering white statue of the Virgin Mary where people go to pray. But a side path leads into the trees where the forest opens to amazing views of the city and the Andes in the distance.

Astronomers say there is a 2.3% chance an asteroid nearly as big as the Statue of Liberty will smash into the Earth in 2032. The odds of this big old space rock, 2024 YR4, striking us was only 1. ...

Easter Island, located in the Pacific Ocean 3,700 kilometres (2,300 miles) from the coast of Chile, is best known for the enigmatic "moai" stone statues of humans carved by the Rapanui people.

The Pacific island of Rapa Nui — also called Easter Island by the Europeans that arrived there on a Sunday in 1722 — is arguably most famous for its iconic human-like volcanic rock statues ...

Easter Island statues were important for the residents. (Lucas Aguayo Araos/Anadolu via Getty Images) "When tides are low, this results in the flow of freshwater directly into the sea.

Tourists take photos of Moai stone statues on Easter island of Chile, April 5, 2024. Easter Island, known for its giant stone-carved heads facing out to sea, is located at the southernmost point ...

Getty Image The Wax Statue Of The Rock Has Been ‘Updated’ After The Paris Museum Admitted It Was ‘Whiter Than It Should Have Been’ Mike Redmond Contributing Writer Twitter October 25, 2023 ...

The Rock is a proud Samoan, who has made a point to celebrate his Hawaiian heritage in his films. The statue, however, looks like some white dude named Craig.

An ancient statue carved from volcanic rock stands in San Agustín Archaeological Park in southern Colombia. This UNESCO World Heritage site holds more than 600 such mysterious figures of humans ...