Dr Karl Kruszelnicki maintains that the answer to the mystery lies in little more than basic human error.
Forensic linguists have 'almost certainly' determined who really wrote the famous Civil War-era letter.
Sniffer dogs have detected possible human remains during an investigation on the island of Nikumaroro.
A photograph pulled from the National Archives appears to show Earhart at a dock on the Marshall Islands.
The alarm was raised in Dubai last week after the water started to turn a disconcerting orange color.
Two people have died while attempting to track down a $2M haul hidden somewhere in the Rocky Mountains.
The forensic animals will be used to help sniff out the aviator's final resting place on Nikumaroro.
A puzzled motorist recently recorded footage of a riderless motorcycle cruising along a French motorway.
Today marks the 55th anniversary of the escape of three men from the 'inescapable' Alcatraz prison.
Police have revealed that the distress signal was genuine and that it was left in the outback in 2013.
Webcam footage of a strange red light on the second floor of the White House has gone viral online.
An extremely loud bang managed to wake up half the city when it shook houses at 3am on Sunday morning.
The mysterious mansion in California has opened several new rooms to the public for the first time ever.
Police in Western Australia have been investigating a large 'SOS' sign discovered in a remote area.
80 years on from the disaster, the exact cause of the inferno that destroyed the airship remains unclear.
An Oxford University professor believes he may have pieced together the identity of Leonardo's mother.
One of legendary crime novelist Agatha Christie's most enduring mysteries may have finally been solved.
A beach that was stripped of its sand three decades ago has suddenly been restored to its former glory.
Dame Helen Mirren will be starring in a new movie about Sarah Winchester's mysterious Victorian mansion.
An unknown individual in Virginia has been abducting pet cats and then returning them partially shaved.