Rapa Nui or Te Pito o Te Henua (the navel of the world), also known as Easter Island, is one of the most isolated inhabited places in the world. Located in the Pacific, it lies over 1,900 km east ...

For the analysis, the team received approval from Rapa Nui community representatives to study human remains at a museum in France. The bodies had been removed from the island, which is located ...

A new study reveals Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, was less isolated than believed, showing inter-island connections and shared ritual practices across Polynesia.

RAPA NUI (EASTER ISLAND), Chile — Eclipse-chasers from across the globe gathered on remote Rapa Nui — also known as Isla de Pascua and Easter Island — to witness a fabulous "ring of fire ...

View of Moais—stone statues of the Rapa Nui culture—on the Ahu Tongariki site on Easter Island, 3700 km off the Chilean coast in the Pacific Ocean. Photo by Gregory Boissy/AFP/Getty Images.

Rapa Nui (Easter Island) with its gigantic statues and treeless landscape has fascinated researchers for centuries. A new genetic study published in this week's Nature disproves the popular ...