Amelia Earhart Plane Search: New Expedition Targets Nikumaroro on 88th Anniversary
- 04-Jul-2025
July 4, 2025: The Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) in Indiana and the Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI) in Oregon have unveiled the “Taraia Object Expedition” to investigate the mysterious disappearance of famed aviator Amelia Earhart. Announced on Wednesday, the project marks the 88th anniversary of her vanishing on July 2, 1937. The expedition will explore Nikumaroro, […]
New Barbies include athlete Ibtihaj Muhammad, Frida Kahlo
- 08-Mar-2018
NEW YORK: US toymaker Mattel on Wednesday unveiled a new line of Barbie dolls based on accomplished women that include US snowboarder Chloe Kim, Australian conservationist Bindi Irwin, and Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. The toymaker announced the new dolls ahead of International Woman’s Day on Thursday. Most of the new dolls are based on living […]
A renewed effort to search for Amelia Earhart plane
- 26-Jan-2015
MAJURO: A search is under way on a remote atoll in the Marshall Islands aimed at solving the mysterious disappearance of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart.
Amelia Earhart Mystery: Debris revives hope of finding plane lost in 1937
- 30-Oct-2014
WASHINGTON: Researchers on the trail of missing 1930s aviatrix Amelia Earhart say they are increasingly convinced that aluminum debris found on a South Pacific beach came from her lost airplane.