The Philippines has endured what could be “one of the most disaster-prone” years in its recent history this year, Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian said yesterday.

Scholars have long debated how the massive stone figures of Rapa Nui got to where they stand today. A new study offers one ...

Archaeologists studied hundreds of unfinished stone heads in a quarry on Easter Island to better understand how they were constructed and the society that made them.

The island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is famous for its moai. These giant, anthropomorphic monoliths have long puzzled anthropologists, driving extensive research into their ...

One of the biggest mysteries surrounding Easter Island may finally be solved - as scientists pinpoint who built the iconic ...