It has typically been estimated that Rapa Nui once supported between 15 and 19.7 million Rapa Nui palm trees (Paschalococos disperta) before the exploitation by humans led to the near complete ...
Illustration of Polynesian Rat, Rattus exulans from an article entitled 'On the New Zealand Rat. (With Illustrations.)', by Walter Buller, Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New ...
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The Mystery of the Iconic Moai Statues Was Likely Linked to an Episode of ‘Deforestation’ on Easter Island
About 2,000 miles off the coast of Chile, Easter Island sits in the heart of South Pacific, carrying mysteries that have left archaeologists like Carl Lipo riddled. Fascinated by the “moai madness” ...
Scientists used drones to produce this 3D model of Rano Raraku, the volcanic crater where 95% of Rapa Nui's giant statues were carved. Lipo et al., 2025, PLOS One, CC BY Rapa Nui, also known as Easter ...
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