A mysterious black hole seen on Google Earth sparked widespread online debate, yet what it turned out to be was far less ...

However, it was quickly confirmed that the dark patch was actually Vostok Island, one of the 33 landmasses that make up the Republic of Kiribati in the South Pacific, the BBC reported at the time. The ...

Is Vostok Island a black hole in the Pacific Ocean? No, but for some migratory birds, it might as well be — there is no escape. One Redditor instigated a partial internet breakage when he posted ...

Strange structure in the middle of the Pacific Ocean sparked many a conspiracy theory - but the truth is even stranger ...

Lake Vostok is a giant lake in Antarctica that is similar in size to North America's Lake Ontario. But unlike Lake Ontario, Lake Vostok sits beneath more than 2 miles (3 kilometers) of wind-blown ...

However, it was quickly confirmed that the dark patch was actually Vostok Island, one of the 33 landmasses that make up the Republic of Kiribati in the South Pacific, the BBC reported at the time.