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Satellite images may provide missing puzzle piece in Easter Island saga

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. Hundreds of monumental stone heads dot the coastline of the remote Pacific island of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island. Settled by a small band of Polynesian sailors nearly 900 years ago, it is a fascinating… Read More »

Rocks on Rapa Nui tell the story of a small, resilient population that defied the idea of ​​an overpopulated island

Traditional belief holds that the island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, once had a large population that collapsed after living beyond their means and destroying the island’s resources. A new research study that my colleagues and I conducted has dealt another blow to this notion by using artificial intelligence to analyze satellite… Read More »