For nearly a century, the long meandering tracks etched into Death Valley’s Racetrack Playa remained a mystery. Clearly, some force was pushing the heavy rocks there and leaving behind these Keep reading
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Death Valley’s Roaming Rocks
The mystery of the roaming rocks of Death Valley’s Racetrack Playa may be at an end. Since their discovery in the 1940s, researchers have speculated about what conditions on the Keep reading
Rafting for Rocks
Rafting for Rocks Another look at the science behind the roaming rocks of Death Valley.
The Roaming Rocks of Death Valley
The dry lake beds of Death Valley National Park in California are home to a perplexing phenomenon: roaming rocks. These rocks, some of which weigh hundreds of pounds, leave long Keep reading