Rapa Nui

In this episode of Classical Conservation Conversation, Dr. Shawn Lum considers Rapa Nui pianist Mahani Teave. "...exceptional talent alone did not lead directly to Mahani Teaveʻs professional career..."

Research professor Jut Wynne from Northern Arizona University published a hypothesis stating that certain canoe bugs may have joined voyagers to Hawaiʻi and Rapa Nui.

Scientists believe they’ve solved an enduring enigma: how the prehistoric Polynesians of Rapa Nui placed huge hats on top of the famous statues of Easter…