As correspondent Anderson Cooper reports this week on 60 Minutes, there are at least 1,000 moai scattered across the Pacific island, each of which represents an ancestor of the local population ...

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 fire – caused by the nearby Rano Raraku volcano – started Monday and razed more than 100 hectares of the island, damaging its famous stone-carved statues known as ‘Moai’ which were ...

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 ...

Moai statues on Easter Island Photo by Andia / Universal Images Group / Getty Images Last week, a fire spread through Easter Island and caused permanent damage to the area’s iconic statues ...

Replicas of the Moai have become popular in recent years as garden fixtures and fun tiki collectibles. Smith said he was considering making some garden figures himself when he hit on the idea of ...

Item 1 of 4 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. Rapa Nui Municipality ...

A moai on the ahu has a flat base, so the statue stands straight up. But most of the moai lying on the road have angled bases, and Carl and Terry believe that angle had a very specific purpose.

One of the mysteries of Easter Island's moai statues is why islanders dragged them to the coast. Now, scientists think they may be markers for hidden water sources.