The island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is famous for its moai. These giant, anthropomorphic monoliths have long puzzled anthropologists, driving extensive research into their ...
Archaeologists studied hundreds of unfinished stone heads in a quarry on Easter Island to better understand how they were constructed and the society that made them.
Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is often portrayed in popular culture as an enigma. The rationale is clear: The tiny, ...
Scholars have long debated how the massive stone figures of Rapa Nui got to where they stand today. A new study offers one ...
The Abufari Biological Reserve plays a crucial role in ensuring the survival of the turtle species known as podocnemis ...
Inchworms are the larvae of geometer moths, and they are excellent at camouflage. Some species can make themselves look ...
Hoverflies, often mistaken for bees and wasps, pollinate three quarters of our crops. Now we’re discovering we can train them ...
Two new frog species have recently been discovered on the small, boulder-studded Dauan Island off Queensland. The frogs have been named for their granite boulder habitat: Choerophyrne koeypad (“rocky ...
BOSTON (WHDH) - Underwater cameras placed by The Atlantic Shark Institute captured a giant stingray swimming off the coast of Rhode Island Sunday, the agency shared. The Institute uses their Baited ...
An underwater video system operated by the Atlantic Shark Institute has captured extraordinary footage of an enormous stingray that’s shown hovering over and beyond the device. The footage, captured ...
When the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen landed on Easter Island in 1722, he was puzzled by how the indigenous islanders could have transported the hundreds of colossal stone statues he found studding ...