Hidden in the dense greenery of southern Tongatapu, a limestone monolith named Maka Lahi—meaning “Big Rock” in Tongan—has ...

More than 16 million years ago in what is now New Zealand, a giant bird died and sank to the bottom of a lake. Preserved in layers of sand and gray-blue clay, the bones of this behemoth have since ...

And clues to how some species survived climatic changes in the prehistoric past could prove vital as the planet grows rapidly warmer and drier. “One thing I’ve learned about Late Pleistocene ...

The boulder, named Maka Lahi, measures an enormous 46 x 40 x 22 feet (14 x 12 x 6.7 metres) and lies more than 656 feet (200 metres) inland on the island of Tongatapu. Martin Köh ...

The existence of these symbols suggests that prehistoric people were not only capable of creating beautiful art but were also developing more complex cognitive functions. These enigmatic signs invite ...

A new study has found that prehistoric Asians migrated over 20,000km from North Asia to South America. This not only shaped the genetic landscape in the region, but might also change the game for ...

A man has been jailed in Tonga after throwing a six-year-old child - who has a bone growth disorder - against a wall. Matangi Tonga reported the defendant pleaded guilty to common assault and causing ...

The discovery, found below the site of a former Shell distribution centre and 18th and 19th century farms, could help shed light on the region’s little-known prehistoric period.

The Chateau Tongariro may be in line for a payment of roughly $5 million to help defray the hefty cost of repairing and restoring the derelict building. The funds would come from the building’s ...

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The Free Church of Tonga (also called the Centennial Church) is not just a local house of worship; it’s also the name of a religious denomination. The religion was established in 1885 by King George ...

By studying similar species living today, the team pieced together other theories about this prehistoric wasp. As a distant relative of Sirenobethylus charybdis, the present-day pincer wasp has ...