Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Hundreds of monumental stone heads adorn the coastline of the remote Pacific island of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island. It’s a fascinating place, settled about 900 years ago by a small group of Polynesian sailors. … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Hundreds of monumental stone heads adorn the coastline of the remote Pacific island of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island. It’s a fascinating place, settled about 900 years ago by a small group of Polynesian sailors. … Read more
Conventional wisdom holds that the island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, once had a large population that crashed after living beyond their means and robbing the island of resources. A new study my colleagues and I conducted has given this idea another blow by using artificial intelligence to analyze satellite data about … Read more
Conventional wisdom holds that the island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, once had a large population that crashed after living beyond their means and robbing the island of resources. A new study my colleagues and I conducted has given this idea another blow by using artificial intelligence to analyze satellite data about … Read more