In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles from any continent, Easter Island rises out of the sea. Its surface tells a story of volcanism that began roughly 2.5 million years ago, but ...

They were rolled down from an ancient volcano Archaeologists believe they have solved one ancient mystery surrounding the famous Easter Island statues. At 2,500 miles off the coast of Chile, the ...

The discovery of these ancient zircons on Easter Island might, therefore, solve two geological mysteries at once. First, it gives new evidence for an ancient volcanic plateau. Second, it links ...