Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, never experienced a ruinous population collapse, according to an analysis of ancient DNA from 15 former inhabitants of the remote island in the Pacific Ocean.

commonly known as Easter Island, never experienced a "self-inflicted population collapse," a new analysis of ancient DNA ...

Indeed, in 1994, DNA from 12 Easter Island skeletons was found to be Polynesian. According to an Easter Island legend, some 1,500 years ago a Polynesian chief named Hotu Matu'a ("The Great Parent ...

Ancient DNA from Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Refutes Best-Selling Population Collapse Theory Sep. 11, 2024 — Rapa Nui (Easter Island) with its gigantic statues and treeless landscape has fascinated ...

Tiny minerals are revolutionizing our understanding of geology. Easter Island consists of several extinct volcanoes. The ...

A mysterious find on Easter Island, investigated by Cuban, Colombian and Utrecht geologists among others, suggests that the Earth's mantle seems to behave quite differently. Easter Island consists ...

This story appears in the July 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. On a winter night last June, José Antonio Tuki, a 30-year-old artist on Easter Island, did one of the things he loves ...

A mysterious find on Easter Island, investigated by a team of geologists, suggests that the Earth's mantle seems to behave differently than once thought. Geography textbooks describe the Earth's ...

A lawyer for Long Island serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann is seeking a hearing to challenge the use of what he called “faulty” DNA evidence that he said was analyzed by a dubious West Coast ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Starry Moon Island 2: DNA War MP08 This is a Tower Defense game. The players need to install different turrets for tanks, but also need to manually ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Starry Moon Island 2: DNA War MP02 This is a Tower Defense game. The players need to install different turrets for tanks, but also need to manually ...