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In the heart of Rapa Nui, better known as Easter Island, a species long thought lost is taking root once again. The toromiro tree (Sophora toromiro), once a vital part of the island’s landscape and ...

While the Rapa Nui are best known for their Moai, monolithic stone statues of deified human ancestors, a lesser known marvel of theirs is Rongorongo, a unique writing system that new research ...

Nowhere is that sentiment truer than in Rapa Nui National Park. Rapa Nui (Easter Island) may be the most isolated, and inhabited, island on Earth. Located 2,250 miles from the closest point in South ...