A few privileged skywatchers gathered on Chile's Easter Island on Wednesday to prepare to observe a solar eclipse. Visitors ...

A group of skywatchers thanked their lucky stars for being among those who were able to witness the “ring of fire” eclipse of ...

Two recent studies cast doubt on the theory that the ancient residents of Easter Island suffered a societal collapse due to ...

Scientists turn to ancient DNA to understand the history of Easter Island, a remote island in the Pacific Ocean also known as ...

The moai, carved from volcanic tuff, are threatened by rising sea levels and climate changes worsened by global warming.

New research reveals that there was contact with Indigenous Americans before European arrival. Rapa Nui, also known as Te ...

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

A DNA analysis of 15 Rapa Nui individuals revealed that there was never a population collapse on Easter Island and that the inhabitants commingled with Native Americans. When you purchase through ...

On Oct. 2, 2024, a few hundred eclipse chasers will be on the volcanic Easter Island — called Rapa Nui by natives and one of the most remote places on Earth — to witness an annular solar eclipse.

A new moon phase happens when the sun and moon are on the same line drawn from one celestial pole to the other. Usually, the ...