New research reveals that Easter Island’s moai statues were built to “walk” upright using a rhythmic rocking motion.

For generations, the massive moai of Easter Island, called Rapa Nui by the locals, have stood in quiet testimony to one of ...

New research suggests Easter Island's moai were stood up vertically and 'walked' along carefully crafted roads.

Easter Island’s Moai statues weren’t dragged - they walked. Physics and experiments uncover how ancient islanders made stone ...

A research team has confirmed via 3D modeling and field experiments that the ancient people of Rapa Nui "walked" the iconic ...

In science and engineering, it's unusual for innovation to come in one fell swoop. It's more often a painstaking plod through ...

While they don’t give the physical thrill of a real one, model roller coasters are always fun to watch. However, they actually make a poor analog of a full-sized ride, as gravitational force and ...

The onset of many neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and stroke, is directly related to the dysfunction of the neurovascular unit (NVU). For this reason, 3D models that closely mimic the ...