Not many know that Amelia Earhart, the female aviation pioneer who disappeared in 1937, has close ties to South Texas.

Newly discovered aerial photos taken in 1938 of a mysterious anomaly on a remote island in the South Pacific provide “very strong” evidence that it may be Amelia Earhart’s missing plane, researchers ...

When Amelia Earhart stepped into the cockpit of her Lockheed Electra in June 1937, her sights were set on an accomplishment no woman had ever made—a female-piloted solo flight around the globe. Amelia ...

Earhart, who disappeared during an attempt to fly around the world in 1937, has long been admired as a trailblazing feminist. But as Laurie Gwen Shapiro, a journalist and filmmaker, shows in “The ...

On July 2, the 88 th anniversary of famed aviator Amelia Earhart's disappearance, Purdue University announced an expedition to confirm whether or not the wreckage of her plane has been found.

We’re still looking, though recent events seem to offer the possibility, the possibility I emphasize, that we may find out what happened to aviatrix Amelia Earhart, who, along with navigator Fred ...

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