Easter Island — a Chilean territory at the eastern edge of Polynesia, known as Rapa Nui to residents — is known for its iconic volcanic rock statues, or moʻai. In 2023, a previously unknown statue was ...
Rising sea levels pose a serious threat to the famed moʻai statues of Easter Island, Smithsonian magazine reports. Easter Island — a Chilean territory at the eastern edge of Polynesia, known as Rapa ...