The Latest Breaking News from Easter Island

Thousands of skywatchers will gather for a view of the ringed sun from perhaps one of the most isolated and remote spots on the face of the Earth: the legendary and mystical Easter Island.

Located in the heart of the Pacific Ocean, more than 3,600 kilometres off the coast of Chile, Easter Island is best known for its Moai statues. These ancient megalithic figures bear witness to the transformation of the island, which is becoming increasingly polluted by plastic waste. According to researchers, around…

How modern archaeological research has rescued the reputation of the world’s most remote ancient civilisation

The island of Rapa Nui, the most isolated inhabited landmass on Earth, is known for its massive Moai statues.

Conventional wisdom holds that the island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, once had a large population that crashed after living beyond its means and stripping the island of resources. A new research study my colleagues and I conducted has struck another blow to this notion by using…

Satellite data shows the Rapa Nui people of Easter Island built their iconic moai statues with less people than previous estimates suggested.

Researchers challenge long-held idea that islanders chopped down palm trees at an unsustainable rate

Easter Island never had a catastrophic population collapse, researchers propose in a new study that looks at archaeological rock gardens.

One of the world’s most remote populations must deal with a flood of multinational plastic, much of it tossed overboard by the factory fishing ships hoovering up sealife just offshore

Experts call for conservation action as the features on Rapa Nui’s famous monoliths are eroded by fire and rain

An expedition to the Salas y Gómez Ridge off Rapa Nui in the Pacific Ocean documented 160 species that were not previously known to inhabit the region, including 50 that are new to science.