One of the mysteries of Easter Island's moai statues is why islanders dragged them to the coast. Now, scientists think they may be markers for hidden water sources.

My final destination was one of the world's most southerly vineyards, planted five years ago on Chiloé Island, in Chile's ...

Rapa Nui is located in a very isolated position, 1,200 miles (1,900 km) east of Pitcairn Island and 2,200 miles (3,540 km) west of Chile. Flights from the Chilean capital of Santiago take about 5 ...

It's famous for its 900 or so moai, giant stone monoliths carved between 1150 and 1290 that look solemnly inwards from the coast. After a few days of photographing the moai across the island in ...

A live feed broadcast from the seafloor off Chile ignited a frenzy online when it showed a pile of large conical-shaped teeth 700 feet deep. Included was a jawbone, with one fang still in it.

Salas y Gómez Ridge stretches from the island of Rapa Nui in the Pacific Ocean to just off the coast of Chile. This ridge consists of 110 seamounts - underwater mountains that are particularly ...

Lobe Coral (Porites lobata) on reef to NE side of Anakena Beach at about 2 meters depth, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile. (credit: FLICKR) "We far exceeded our hopes on this expedition," Javier ...

NATURE Over 100 never-before-seen species discovered off the coast of Chile by robotic submarine. The discovery of new marine species was made by an international scientific expedition that ...