Rapa Nui has long stood as a symbol of ecocide — an act of deliberate, environmental destruction by humans. But new studies ...

Discover the truth behind the mysterious history of Rapa Nui, challenging the myth of overpopulation and ecological collapse.

The fascinating and remote Rapa Nui or Easter Island, is ~2,000 km from the nearest Polynesian island and 3,700 km west of South America. | Earth And The Environment ...

New genetic research helps debunk a popular theory about Easter Island and the mysterious decline of its indigenous ...

The population of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, interbred with Native Americans before Europeans arrived, despite ...

DNA extracted from 15 corpses stored in a Paris museum has yielded a monumental surprise: the Rapa Nui, inhabitants of Easter ...

Rapa Nui or Te Pito o Te Henua (the navel of the world), also known as Easter Island, is one of the most isolated inhabited ...

Deforestation theory for wipeout of Rapa Nui people of Easter Island is thrown into doubt by new study Sacrificed ‘frozen’ Inca child in Chile did not die peacefully as previously thought ...

South American and European ancestry found in the Rapa Nui people today 2. A key interest is to understand how the South American component arose. Evidence from present-day genomes points to an ...

The United States congressman representing the territory of American Samoa has announced he will be traveling to Easter Island during the Congressional recess to assess recent developments between ...

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is a remote island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, renowned for its archaeological sites and cultural heritage. The island's municipal authorities are ...

Rapa Nui (Easter Island) with its gigantic statues ... That is this idea that these supposedly primitive people could not manage their culture or resources, and that almost destroyed them.