A new study on Rongorongo, an indecipherable script found on artifacts on Easter Island, finds it could have been ...

Little Sophora toromiro, is far from home, no longer present on Rapa Nui, the Pacific island where it evolved. Also known as ...

One thousand years ago, the first settlers of Rapa Nui — also known as Easter Island — feasted on a fusion cuisine of plants native to Polynesia but also ones indigenous to South America ...

An Oscar-winning filmmaker plans to make his next movie, in part, in Utah — and will receive state tax incentive money to do ...

Te-Pito-te-Henua, "end of the land," or "land's end," is an early name for the island. On Rapa Nui, the more modern, and local, name for Easter Island, large palm forests flourished. Upon arrival ...

Today, those indigenous to the land call the island Rapa Nui, named for the Rapa Nui people. As of the latest census, taken in 2017, the population of Easter Island was 7,750. Most of its ...

All have tried to approach the question as the early Rapa Nui people did, with the use of only stone, wood, rope, and human power. The following is a brief summary of those attempts. We encourage ...

These six UNESCO sites combine history, culture, and architecture, perfect for adventure seekers and history lovers.

The logline is under lock and key. Cameras roll in March in Rapa Nui, the indigenous name for Easter Island, a protected Chilean wildlife area 3,700 kilometers off the country’s coast known for ...

Production is set to begin next month in Rapa Nui, the indigenous name for Easter Island, a protected Chilean wildlife area known for its unrivaled cultural landscape and for being the most remote ...