Search for Amelia Earhart’s plane comes up empty, but researchers did find something
Some researchers believe Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, landed on Nikumaroro island after disappearing in 1937.
Some researchers believe Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, landed on Nikumaroro island after disappearing in 1937.
A team searching for Amelia Earhart’s plane has released its first findings from the remote island of Nikumaroro, where the mysterious "Taraia object" attracted attention.
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