Easter Island: Mystery and Magic

National Geographic explores controversial claims about Rapa Nui or Easter Island, challenging decades of previous claims from ecocide to cannibalism.

The contrast between the majestic statues of Easter Island and the desolation of their surroundings is stark. For decades Easter Island, or Rapa Nui...

In 200,000 years of existence, man has upset the balance on which the Earth had lived for 4 billion years. Global warming, resource depletion,...

A team of scientists and volunteers test a theory on how the ancient stone statues were moved, using a 15-ton replica.

Enric Sala and his team begin their search for deep sea sharks on Easter Island.

How were the giant stone heads of Rapa Nui – also known as Easter Island – carved and raised, and why? Since Europeans arrived on this...

Deep beneath the legendary Easter Island, National Geographic undertakes a groundbreaking expedition to map a vast cave system utilized by the people...

Documentary following the 1955–1956 Norwegian Archaeological Expedition's investigations of Polynesian history and culture at Easter Island.

Poetic look at the history and mysteries of Easter Island, through its landscapes, its mythical sculptures, as well as its parties, ceremonies, with...

A simple, carved figure bought at an auction in New York leads David Attenborough on a global journey from Russia to Australia, from England back to...