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‘The last plant left’: can Rapa Nui’s extinct tree be resurrected?

Seeds from the last toromiro, unique to remote Easter Island, were taken away in the 1960s. Now, after a crucial discovery gave hope for its survival, it is making a return

The Guardian - UK

My 7 top tips for planning the perfect photography trip to Easter Island

Advice for capturing the magical moai, dramatic coastlines and stunning night skies above the world’s most remote island

Digital Camera World

In Disney’s ‘Moana,’ the characters navigate using the stars, just like real Polynesian explorers − an astronomer explains how these methods work

If you have visited an island like one of the Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti or Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, you may have noticed how small these land masses appear against the vast Pacific Ocean. If you’re on Hawaii, the nearest island to you is more than 1,000 miles…

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Norwegian Museum Returns Artifacts To Easter Island

The Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo, Norway, returns artifacts taken by Thor Heyerdahl to Easter Island, emphasizing collaboration and cultural sensitivity in the ...

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Norway's Kon-Tiki Museum returns artifacts to Chile's remote Easter Island

Artifacts and human remains taken by a Norwegian explorer and anthropologist in the late 1940s are being returned by a museum in Norway to Chile's remote territory of Easter Island in the mid-Pacific

The Independent UK

Fishing lines, mobile phones and Wirral wind: the oddly harmonious music of Ex-Easter Island Head

For 15 years, the Liverpool band have been making some of the boldest experiments in British music (around their day jobs). They explain why quietness and community are so important in a chaotic world

The Guardian - UK

Astrophotographer captures stunning shot of "dramatic" Annular Solar Eclipse

Josh Dury captured these stunning shots of the incredible rare Annular Solar Eclipse from Easter Island, or Rapa Nui

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What it was like to experience the 'ring of fire' solar eclipse on Easter Island

A few hundred eclipse chasers flocked to Chile's Rapa Nui to see annularity from the home of the mysterious moai.

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Space photo of the week: Easter Island's last 'ring of fire' eclipse for 320 years

Oct. 2's annular solar eclipse saw a small-looking new moon cross the face of the sun to create a perfect circle for about six minutes.

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'Many more ancient structures waiting to be discovered': Lost chunk of seafloor hidden in Earth's mantle found off Easter Island

Researchers created a seismic map of Earth's interior beneath the southeastern Pacific Ocean and discovered an ancient slab of oceanic crust that appears to be stuck midway through the mantle.

LiveScience

'Ring of fire' solar eclipse blazes over Easter Island in incredible new image

On Oct. 2, a partial "ring of fire" solar eclipse was visible from the remote island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, where around 1,000 stone moai statues stand. You can see the whole celestial event play out in this incredible composite image.

LiveScience

Ring Of Fire Eclipse To Grace Skies Over Easter Island

Discover the upcoming 'ring of fire' solar eclipse over Easter Island and safety tips for viewing this celestial spectacle.

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Why I'm going to Easter Island for the 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse

The world's most remote island, where moai stand and stare at the stars, will experience an annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2, 2024. For one eclipse-chaser, it's unmissable.

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'Ecocide' On Easter Island Never Took Place, Studies Suggest

Two recent studies have cast doubt on a popular theory that the ancient residents of Easter Island suffered a societal collapse because they overexploited their natural resources, an event often labelled one of history's first "ecocides".

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Easter Island's population never collapsed, but it did have contact with Native Americans, DNA study suggests

A DNA analysis of 15 Rapa Nui individuals revealed that there was never a population collapse on Easter Island and that the inhabitants commingled with Native Americans.

The Independent UK

Easter Island study disproves popular theory about creation of its famous statues

Population collapse theory seems to be ‘colonial narrative’, scientist says

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An annular solar eclipse will put a 'ring of fire' above one of the most isolated spots on Earth: Easter Island

Thousands of skywatchers will gather for a view of the ringed sun from perhaps one of the most isolated and remote spots on the face of the Earth: the legendary and mystical Easter Island.

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Drowning in rubbish: Easter Island leads the fight against plastic pollution

Located in the heart of the Pacific Ocean, more than 3,600 kilometres off the coast of Chile, Easter Island is best known for its Moai statues. These ancient megalithic figures bear witness to the transformation of the island, which is becoming increasingly polluted by plastic waste. According to researchers, around…

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How modern archaeological research has rescued the reputation of the world’s most remote ancient civilisation

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Easter Island (Rapa Nui) and its famous Moai statues

The island of Rapa Nui, the most isolated inhabited landmass on Earth, is known for its massive Moai statues.

The Conversation

Rocks on Rapa Nui tell the story of a small, resilient population − countering the notion of a doomed overpopulated island

Conventional wisdom holds that the island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, once had a large population that crashed after living beyond its means and stripping the island of resources. A new research study my colleagues and I conducted has struck another blow to this notion by using…

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A New Study Debunks A Long-Standing Myth About the Inhabitants of Easter Island

Satellite data shows the Rapa Nui people of Easter Island built their iconic moai statues with less people than previous estimates suggested.

The Guardian - UK

Easter Island study casts doubt on theory of ‘ecocide’ by early population

Researchers challenge long-held idea that islanders chopped down palm trees at an unsustainable rate

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Easter Island's population never collapsed because it never got that big, researchers suggest

Easter Island never had a catastrophic population collapse, researchers propose in a new study that looks at archaeological rock gardens.

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‘Your plastic is here’: how Easter Island copes with 500 pieces of rubbish an hour washing ashore

One of the world’s most remote populations must deal with a flood of multinational plastic, much of it tossed overboard by the factory fishing ships hoovering up sealife just offshore

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