Here’s how it works. An underwater mountain chain off Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, hosts an "astonishing" array of deep-sea species, at least 50 of which are new to science ...

an 1800-mile-long chain of underwater mountains stretching between Easter Island—also known as Rapa Nui—and Chile. Primnoid corals observed during exploration of the Salas y Gómez Ridge (main ...

A deep sea expedition along an expansive underwater ridge, focused on the area around Rapa Nui (Easter Island), spotted some 160 species never found before in this remote marine realm, including ...

Scientists have found a previously undiscovered moai, monolithic human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island ... are buried nearby in the once-underwater site, scientists said.

The moai was found lying on its side in what was once an underwater volcanic crater lake. Researchers on Easter Island have found a previously undiscovered moai - one of the Pacific island's ...

This explains the rows of extinct underwater volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean, with one or a few active ones at the end. Had the team found evidence that the mantle plume under Easter Island has ...

SANTIAGO, March 1 (Reuters) - Scientists have found a previously undiscovered moai on Easter Island, uncovering the ... are buried nearby in the once-underwater site, scientists said.