There are hundreds of huge stone statues on Rapa Nui — the so-called Moai. No one has ever conclusively found out why they ...

DNA analysis shows that people from Easter Island had contact with Indigenous Americans around the 1300s, and finds there was ...

An epic exploration of human history examines how the poor and powerless have fought back — time and again — against those ...

A new U.N. report finds that the southwest Pacific region faced more extreme drought and rainfall than average last year, and ...

Having Indigenous communities be stewards of our forests is integral to combating the climate crisis. According to scientists, intact forests can reduce emissions by more than 30 percent by 2050, ...

Pope Francis expressed himself in stark terms when asked to weigh in on their positions on two hot-button issues in the U.S.

The Committee for the Defense of the Fundamental Rights of the People of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) issued a statement on the ...

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The Catholic Church has been undergoing a long, slow shift, playing out on the timescale of centuries: a shift to distance ...

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The tourist season is at its peak around the globe, with globalization per se having tremendously facilitated the industry, ...

With Miami Art Week on the horizon, Miami's art galleries and museums return from summer break with a plethora of new shows.