A team of geologists investigated Easter Island’s age by dating zircon minerals ... Our planet now holds one less mystery in its depths—at least, according to this team.

An unexpected find in tiny crystals hints that the Earth's mantle may not quite behave as has been believed for nearly a century.

His reconstruction therefore showed that the Easter Island mantle plume could very well have been active for that long. This would solve the geological mystery of Easter Island: the ancient zircon ...

Easter Island has nearly 1,000 of the megaliths, known as moai. They have oversized heads and generally stand about 4m (13ft) high. They were carved by a Polynesian tribe more than 500 years ago.

On average, they stand 13 feet high and weigh 14 tons, human heads ... to the island since the first European explorers arrived here in 1722. In their isolation, why did the early Easter Islanders ...

His reconstruction therefore showed that the Easter Island mantle plume could very well have been active for that long. This would solve the geological mystery of Easter Island: the ancient zircon ...

Massive statues of gods, kings and creatures stare down visitors to this little-known Unesco site in southeastern Turkey. How a 1892 photo from Rougeville, Michigan, became the most iconic image ...

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is a place of mystery, beauty and rich cultural ... the island's main town. From here, ...

Geologists studying Easter Island recently opened up another mystery centered around the famous region. A team from Colombia’s Universidad de Los Andes, led by Cuban geologist Yamirka Rojas-Agramonte, ...