A new statue suddenly appeared on Easter Island, which doesn't make sense. Scientists thought they had found them all.

The iconic moai statues of Easter Island, known locally as Rapa Nui, are crumbling under the pressure of climate change and the passage of centuries (BBC).

Easter Island is known for its Moai statues, but for nearly two decades the people who built them were thought to have disappeared due to ecocide, or habitat destruction brought on by human use.

Easter Island's famous moai statues are crumbling into the sea, forcing locals to face urgent decisions about how best to protect their heritage.