Easter Island is known for its Moai statues, but for nearly two decades the people who built them were thought to have ...

The Schmidt Ocean Institute's ship was equipped with the ROV SuBastian, a deep-sea remotely operated vehicle used to explore ...

A new statue suddenly appeared on Easter Island, which doesn't make sense. Scientists thought they had found them all.

A new study suggests that the island of Rapa Nui, otherwise known as Easter Island, didn’t develop in the extreme manner of isolation that we thought.

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When the Dutch arrived at the island in 1722, its population was 3,000 or less. Only 111 inhabitants were living on Easter Island by 1877.

A Chilean man was arrested after he crashed his truck into one of the famous stone structures on Polynesia’s Easter Island, causing “incalculable” damage. The man, who reportedly lives on ...

I don’t buy souvenirs, but Easter Island was a total once in a lifetime thing.” To see more of the images from her travels and learn why Easter Island is a must-visit in her own words, read on.

Easter Island's statues are famous. Towering stone figures against the island's green landscape, they've inspired replica statues in Japan and emojis on smartphones around the world.

Easter Island takes a while to get to, but it also offers one of the most unplugged, far-away-from-everything vacations you can find.

Easter Island, as I quickly discovered, is not all about the heads. It’s a friendly place with a proud culture, and getting around, either on your own or with a tour group, is a breeze.

Freshwater reeds float in Easter Island's largest volcanic crater at Rano Kau on May 26. Easter Island is a 63-square-mile landmass more than 2,600 miles east of Tahiti. Show Caption 1 of 3 ...