Why Did Polynesians Suddenly Sail Across the Pacific After 1,700 Years? Scientists May Have Found the Answer

The real history behind Moana may be tied to a devastating drought that pushed Polynesian voyagers toward wetter islands and helped reshape human settlement across the Pacific. In Disney’s Moana, a young Polynesian girl sails beyond her island’s barrier reef to save her threatened home. Scientists have now uncovered evidence that a real environmental crisis [...]