A groundbreaking study in the journal Science, has unveiled how deep ocean currents—known as global overturning ...

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles from any continent, Easter Island rises out of the sea. Its surface tells a story of volcanism that began roughly 2.5 million years ago, but ...

New research reveals that ancient Easter Island was not isolated but played a key role in spreading ceremonial traditions ...

There's a strange slice of Planet Earth deep below the Pacific Ocean near Easter Island which may explain the East Pacific Rise, the world's fastest spreading ocean ridge, according to scientists ...

A groundbreaking study in the journal Science, has unveiled how deep ocean currents—known as global overturning ...

For those with a passion for exploration, Easter Island is a destination like no other. Tucked away in the vast Pacific Ocean, this remote Polynesian treasure, known locally as Rapa Nui, offers a ...

In the southern Pacific Ocean, far off the coast of Chile, lies the remote island of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island. Since the 1700s, when European explorers first reached its shores, Western ...

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

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

An unexpected find in tiny crystals hints that the Earth's mantle may not quite behave as has been believed for nearly a century.

It will be visible entirely from the Pacific Ocean with the exception of Easter Island and a small portion near the southern tips of Argentina and Chile.