Easter Island

The mystery of Easter Island’s still undeciphered script

10 October 2026 9:00 am

If rongorongo emerged before any foreign business was transacted on the island, it would challenge our understanding of what writing was originally for

Are all great civilisations doomed?

4 May 2024 9:00 am

If plague, war or natural disasters don’t destroy our own, then ‘a cascading systems failure’ seems likely, on past evidence, says Paul Cooper