A new study has put to bed the idea that the inhabitants of the enigmatic island inadvertantly wiped themselves out.
There may have simply been a much smaller population of people living on the island all along.
Scientists have discovered more than 50 new species of weird and wonderful creatures in the Pacific depths.
The find, which has been described as 'very important', could in fact be the first of many such discoveries.
Researchers have taken a fresh look at how the island's inhabitants drank water directly out of the ocean.
A man has been arrested after his truck caused 'incalculable' damage to one of the statues.
Scientists have come up with a possible new explanation for the positions of the island's stone statues.
A new study has cast doubt on the idea that the island's inhabitants had contact with Native Americans.
A new study has suggested that the inhabitants of Easter Island were not destroyed by warfare.
The huge stone headpieces worn by the statues on Easter Island were probably placed using ramps.
A new study has called in to question conventional theories about the disappearance of the islanders.
Academics have cast doubt on the idea that the inhabitants used up all the island's natural resources.
A new theory suggests that the giant stone heads might have been 'walked' upright along the roads.
New archaological digs on Easter Island have revealed tall bodies buried beneath the stone heads.
The method believed to be used by the inhabitants of Easter Island to move their statues has been called in to question.
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