Scientists reckon they've finally solved the centuries old mystery of the Bermuda Triangle.
The 500,000 square kilometres area in the North Atlantic Ocean has been blamed for the loss of at least 75 planes and hundreds of ships and until now it was never known why.
Scientists think that hexagonal clouds that create 170mph 'wind air bombs' are to blame. Apparently, these 'bombs' are powerful enough to flip over ships and cause planes to fall from the sky, the Mirror reports.
Dr Steve Miller, a satellite meteorologist at Colorado State University, has spent a lot of time looking at the cloud formations over that area and he thinks these particular clouds are to blame.
Speaking to the Science Channel's 'What on Earth' programme, he said: "You don't typically see straight edges with clouds. Most of the time, clouds are random in their distribution."
Dr Steve and his team then used radar satellites to measure the winds at sea level under these clouds and that was when they found them to be going at up to 170mph. With wind speeds like these, 45ft waves are possible, (that's quite a tempest), which is enough to drag a boat under.
So, now you know.
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