The huge stone heads, some of them weighing 50 tons ... but has deepened the fascinating mystery of Easter Island.

Within Chilean territory, Easter Island is located in one of the most isolated places in the eastern Pacific Ocean, and can only be reached by plane—2,200 miles west of Chile. But though it is ...

Geologists studying Easter Island recently opened up another mystery centered around the famous region. A team from ...

Easter Island is one of the most ... Polynesians likely began inhabiting the island around 1000 CE. The purpose of the moai remains a mystery to researchers. A 2019 study published in PLOS One ...