Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is a small island located in the southeast Pacific Ocean. It is most famous for nearly ...

Among the many secrets buried in Easter ... for the nine-foot moai and a crew of 16 for the 13-foot moai. Using this method, the moai proved to be so stable that it could tilt 70 degrees to ...

According to a survey by archeologist Jo Anne Van Tilburg, the Easter Islanders successfully transported 288 moai statues to various ahu platforms around the island. We're only proposing that you ...

we came upon one of the most unique moai on Easter Island, Tukuturi Moai. Unlike his brethren, the 12-foot (3.7-meter) Tukuturi Moai kneels with his hands on his thighs. Indeed, his name means ...

also known as Easter Island, where around 1,000 stone moai statues stand. You can see the whole celestial event play out in this incredible composite image. On Wednesday (Oct. 2) a ring of fire ...

A viral Reddit post claims that a 72 feet tall statue, twice the size of the largest standing Moai, was carved but never erected on Easter Island. "Tourists can remove their egos—and their ...

Editor Dave Eicher poses on Easter Island in front of a long row of Moai statues, the ancient relics of this special place. Credit: David J. Eicher The first spectacle of the day came in viewing a ...

On October 2, an annular solar eclipse will wash over one of Earth’s most exotic locales. Astronomy Editor David Eicher will ...

On a winter night last June, José Antonio Tuki, a 30-year-old artist on Easter ... island’s grassy hills and jagged coasts. At Anakena seven potbellied moai stand at attention on a 52-foot ...

Chile's Ministry of Public Works (MOP) recently announced its decision to fund construction of a new docking pier for Easter Island ... jump to 60 million and 70 million, respectively.

A few privileged skywatchers gathered on Chile's Easter ... to the island in the South Pacific will witness the 'ring of fire' created by the eclipse, escorted by the ancient moai sculptures.