Easter Island mystery solved as scientists find clues behind 'extinction event'

Easter Island mystery solved as scientists find clues behind 'extinction event'

A dark Easter Island mystery has been solved after scientists found clues as to what caused an "extinction event" on the island.A new study has been published in the Journal of Archaeological Science looking into why all the treets on Rapa Nui disappeared - and has discovered an unlikely culprit.Records show that the island at one point supported an huge palm forest which housed between 15 to 19 million Paschalococos disperta trees. But between …