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 ...

The world is absolutely jam-packed with mysterious phenomena, some of which have an obvious scientific explanation, others that baffle and confuse onlookers. Of course, everything has a proper ...

Researchers finally discovered the underlying mechanics to sailing stones in 2014. Engineers have designed a flat metallic surface that allows ice to zip across it without a push to get it going. The ...

Rocks that move themselves across deserts sound like fiction, but in Death Valley, "sailing stones" moving across dry lakebeds are a real thing. Technically, the stones don't move themselves; rather, ...

As long ago as the 1940s, the mysterious moving rocks of Death Valley National Park's Racetrack Playa have stumped scientists. How stones as heavy as 35 pounds (16kg) can bulldoze their way across a ...

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