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.

For years, the story of Easter Island has been told as a grim fable: a small, isolated community cut down its last tree, destroyed its own environment, and collapsed in a kind of prehistoric ...

Easter Island's statues were made by different groups of people, according to new research. The iconic monuments arose from ...

We’re documenting something that really has needed to be documented, but in a way that’s really comprehensive and shareable.” Lipo is one of the foremost experts on the Easter Island moai. In October, ...