Based on 3D modeling and testing on a moai replica, researchers think that small groups of people may have used ropes to ...

“Sea level rise is real,” said Noah Paoa, lead author of the study and a doctoral student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology. “It’s not a distant ...

Waves driven by rising seas could reach Ahu Tongariki -- the largest restored group of moai statues on Easter Island -- in less than 60 years, according to a new study. Photo by victoriaspics/Pixabay ...

To get to Easter Island, most tourists fly to Santiago, Chile, before taking a six-hour flight to the isle's Mataveri International Airport. Spanish newspaper El Pais reported that, before the ...

“Sea level rise is real,” said Noah Paoa, lead author of the study and a doctoral student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology. “It’s not a distant ...

Scientists may have solved the mystery of how the giant statues of Easter Island moved to their present locations.

Climate Chile Rising Seas FILE - Moai statues stand on Ahu Tongariki, Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, Chile, Nov, 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File) (Copyright 2022 ...

“Sea level rise is real,” said Noah Paoa, lead author of the study and a doctoral student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology. “It’s not a distant ...