Rapa Nui has long stood as a symbol of ecocide — an act of deliberate, environmental destruction by humans. But new studies ...

This four-day itinerary for Rapa Nui (Easter Island) covers visits to ancient Moai statues, volcanic treks, cultural ...

New research reveals that there was contact with Indigenous Americans before European arrival. Rapa Nui, also known as Te ...

Scientists turn to ancient DNA to understand the history of Easter Island, a remote island in the Pacific Ocean also known as ...

Discover the truth behind the mysterious history of Rapa Nui, challenging the myth of overpopulation and ecological collapse.

A DNA analysis of 15 Rapa Nui individuals revealed that there was never a population collapse on Easter Island and that the ...

The new study also indicates the Polynesian people who settled Rapa Nui mixed with indigenous South Americans centuries ...

New DNA analysis adds to growing research indicating the famous Pacific island did not collapse from overuse of resources ...

The scientists have debunked what they say was a colonial narrative, and one which has been used as a warning about ...

Rapa Nui or Te Pito o Te Henua (the navel of the world), also known as Easter Island, is one of the most isolated inhabited ...

The history of Easter Island's ancient inhabitants has been presented as a warning tale of resource overexploitation.

Genomes from people native to the island show that its original population was part of the Polynesian expansion across the ...