Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Some of the world’s greatest breakthroughs are found in the most unlikely places, including the soil of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island.

One of the biggest mysteries surrounding Easter Island may finally be solved - as scientists pinpoint who built the iconic stone heads over 900 years ago. In the past, researchers assumed that the 12 ...

Easter Island is famous for its giant monumental statues, called moai, built some 800 years ago. The volcanic rock used for the moai came from a quarry site called Rano Raraku. Archaeologists have ...