Smithsonian Magazine

How Do Death Valley’s ‘Sailing Stones’ Move Themselves Across the Desert?

Start at the Furnace Creek visitor center in Death Valley National Park. Drive 50 miles north on pavement, then head west for another 30 miles on bone-rattling gravel roads. During the drive—which ...
Fox 5 San Diego

Mystery of the ‘sailing stones’ of Racetrack Playa: how San Diego scientists solved the enigma

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — For decades, the enigmatic “sailing stones” of Racetrack Playa in Death Valley National Park have captivated scientists and visitors alike. There are large rocks, some ...
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This Is the Real Reason Death Valley’s Stones Glide Across the Desert

For decades, visitors to Death Valley found something impossible — heavy rocks gliding across the desert floor, leaving long trails behind them. No one ever saw them move, and theories ranged from ...
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The mystery of the sailing stones in Death Valley

This phenomenon has been one of nature’s most intriguing puzzles ...