But archaeologists and soil scientists studying the ancient Moai believe they’ve uncovered the meaning of the famous statues.

So how can an island that is known to have giant stone faces still surprise the archaeologists? Rapa Nui aka Easter Island ...

Scientists thought they found them all.

Rapa Nui, 2,200 miles west of the mainland, is as rugged as it is remote — and an exploration offers blustery hikes, volcanic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Using 3D modeling and field experiments, researchers led by Binghamton University archaeologist Carl Lipo have verified that the ...

Researchers say Easter Island's 4-ton moai "walked" across the island -- thanks to physics, ropes and a little ancient choreography -- no magic necessary. Binghamton University Turns out, the heads of ...

People around the world are fascinated by how ancient civilizations managed to move massive weights for their iconic monuments without the modern technologies at our disposal today. One of them are ...

For centuries, Easter Island’s famous moai statues have stood guard over the remote volcanic island in the South Pacific, withstanding sun, wind, rain, lichen and even fire. But in the coming decades, ...

“Sea level rise is real,” said Noah Paoa, lead author of the study and a doctoral student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology. “It’s not a distant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are more than 1,000 moai statues on Easter Island, representing a key part of the region’s cultural and archeological past.