Just when experts thought they knew every moai on Rapa Nui, otherwise known as Easter Island, a dried-up lakebed kept them on ...

Easter Island is known for its Moai statues, but for nearly two decades the people who built them were thought to have ...

The coastline of Easter Island, known by locals as Rapa Nui, saw waves of up to around 30 inches on Wednesday (July 30) ...

A new study suggests that the island of Rapa Nui, otherwise known as Easter Island, didn’t develop in the extreme manner of isolation that we thought.

Island in the southern Pacific is one of the most geographically isolated places on Earth, but socially and culturally its influence may have been overlooked, new research suggests.

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

Authorities in Ecuador and Chile issued evacuations after a large earthquake initiated tsunami warnings across the Pacific.

Millionaire neighbors are in a brutal war over plans for the stunning paradise island - and it could be it's final downfall.

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

The Attorney General is expected to request the appointment of a new Trial-at-Bar to hear witness testimonies in a case filed ...

Over one million people were evacuated from Chile’s coast after a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia ...

Waves between 30 and 40 cm were recorded along Chile's coast and Easter Island, prompting evacuations and port closures amid ...