Island's famous moai statues are crumbling into the sea, forcing locals to face urgent decisions about how best to protect ...

The Moai statues of Easter Island are a key part of the island’s history and ancient civilizations. Nearly 1,000 of these statues were built starting in the 13th century A.D. by the Rapa Nui people.

The iconic moai statues of Easter Island, known locally as Rapa Nui, are crumbling under the pressure of climate change and ...

Easter Island’s iconic statues remain at risk after devastating fire. Recent blazes chewed through the heritage site, causing “irreparable” damage to hundreds of Rapa Nui’s sacred moai.

The giant moai statues at Ahu Tongariki in Rapa Nui. (Image credit: Atlantide Phototravel via Getty Images) A deforested environment. When people first came to Rapa Nui, around 1,000 years ago ...

A number of Easter Island’s iconic ‘Moai’ stone statues suffered irreparable damage after a wildfire swept through the island earlier this week, the island’s mayor told Reuters on Friday.

Damaged Moai statues are seen after a wildfire at a local park in Easter Island, Chile, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on October 7, 2022. .

Charred Moai stone statues on Easter Island, singed in a wildfire earlier this year, are signs of a growing tension between landowners and conservationists in this tiny, remote island in the ...

Scientists find new Moai statue buried in a dry lake on Easter Island . Topic: Science and Technology. Thu 2 Mar 2023 Thursday 2 March 2023 Thu 2 Mar 2023 at 9:04am.

The tallest moai statue on the island is 33 feet tall and on average, the statues weigh around three to five tons, but can weigh up to 80 tons, according to Hunt.

Other moai statues sit on the slopes of the Lake Rano Raraku crater lake. The newfound statue was found buried at the bottom of the dried up lake. (Image credit: lovelypeace via Getty Images) ...