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 ...

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet officially created a 740,000-square kilometer marine reserve around remote Easter Island ... released by the Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy Project.

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles from any continent, Easter Island rises out of the ... In this case, a pulse of melting around 160 to 164 million years ago could mark ...