The boat, known as a waka, was unearthed in the Chatham Islands. Researchers say it could be one of the most significant ...

Sails made of matting drove this ancient forerunner of the modern catamaran swiftly through the seas, and long steering paddles enabled Polynesian mariners to keep it sailing on course.

If true, ocean voyages around the Philippines and ISEA could predate even some ancient Polynesian trips. Despite never directly connecting to mainland Asia through land bridges or ice sheets ...

A California federal jury said on Monday that Disney's hit film "Moana" did not infringe an artist's copyrights related to his planned animated movie about a teenage hero in ancient Polynesia.

Both "Bucky," the story of a teenage boy from New Mexico who moves to Hawaii after his father's death, and "Moana," the tale of the daughter of a local chief set in ancient Polynesia, are essentially ...