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

Tree of heaven, some people call it. I-Kiribati have more than a dozen words for the stages of the fruit alone—from a young nut before the water forms to an old one with rancid flesh.

In 2021, a satellite image captured from Google Maps displayed a strange triangular structure in the middle of the Pacific. Its dark appearance triggered conspiracy theories about its origin but ...