Mystery Unsolved

That Amelia Earhart 'Plane' Spotted on Apple Maps Was Really Just a Bunch of Trees

It started with a blurry satellite image off Nikumaroro, a remote South Pacific atoll, showing something that looked a lot like an airplane wing. Researchers called it 'very likely' Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane and set off on an expedition to find out. Alas, the legendary aviator's final resting place remains a mystery, because the shape turned out to be a cluster of large trees.