The legend of the lost city of Atlantis has been around for hundreds of years. Yesterday, thanks to Google Earth's new technology that probes the ocean floor, Atlantis experts thought they may have found the city's ruins. A rectangular grid (left) that is about the size of Wales was spotted under the sea, about 620 miles off the coast of Africa.

Alas, a Google spokeswoman killed the buzz today: "It's true that many amazing discoveries have been made in Google Earth ... In this case, however, what users are seeing is an artifact of the data collection process." So for now, Atlantis will simply remain an overpriced resort in the Bahamas.