Earharts

Expedition to find Amelia Earhart’s lost plane continues in giant man-eating crab-infested lagoon

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Expedition to find Amelia Earhart’s lost plane continues in giant man-eating crab-infested lagoon

The mystery of Amelia Earhart’s long-lost aircraft may finally be solved — as researchers believe searchers spent nearly nine decades looking in the wrong place.  A 17-member team from Purdue University and the Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI) has launched a high-stakes expedition to Nikumaroro, a remote South Pacific atoll overrun by massive, three-foot land crabs. … Read more

Search for Amelia Earhart’s long-lost plane reignites with ambitious new expedition

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Search for Amelia Earhart’s long-lost plane reignites with ambitious new expedition

Researchers are gearing up to resume their search for Amelia Earhart’s lost plane in the Pacific Ocean after setbacks delayed the search. Purdue University officials said in a recent statement that researchers will travel to Nikumaroro Island in the Pacific to investigate the Taraia Object, a satellite-imaged anomaly believed by some to be Earhart’s lost Lockheed Electra. The expedition, … Read more