Learn how the recovery and analysis of ancient genomes is helping to answer questions about the early seafarers of the ...

Earth and space mingle in stunning ways for the 2025 Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest. From the “geological masterpiece” of Coyote Buttes, Utah to the sandstone terrain of desolate Ennedi, ...

Easter Island’s famous Moai statues remain one of the greatest archaeological ... From the isolated location to the architectural anomaly of Ahu Vinapu—which resembles Inca stonework—new ...

I didn’t expect to see its famous moai statues ... my visit to Easter Island, known locally as Rapa Nui, was watching the moon do something extraordinary above this iconic location.

Due to its remote location, Easter Island has one of the darkest skies on Earth. Capitalizing on the novel setting, Dury set up one of his cameras next to a row of Moai statues to capture the ...

Skywatchers were treated to a stunning "ring of fire" surrounded by the iconic moai statues. Many eclipse-chasers from across the globe gathered on Easter Island ... out a location to set up ...

Despite its remote location, archaeological and genetic ... they found none. Easter Island’s moai statues are famous. Picture: iStock The team used a statistical tool to reconstruct the genomic ...

It also stated this allowed them to build the "magnificent" nine-metre-high statues for which Easter Island is famous. Dr Lipo added: "Now that we know more about the location of fresh water ...

The iconic statues of Easter Island. Picture: Tristan in Ottawa The ... “Now that we know more about the location of fresh water, however, the location of these monuments and other features ...