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For 100 years, these giant desert rocks moved on their own... now we finally know why

For over a hundred years, the sight of heavy rocks leaving long trails across the parched floor of Death Valley’s Racetrack Playa puzzled observers and scientists alike. In 2014, a team of researchers ...
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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 ...