For over a hundred years, the sight of heavy rocks leaving long trails across the parched floor of Death Valley’s Racetrack ...

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 ...

Since the 1940's, scientists and visitors to Death Valley National Park have marveled at and pondered the mystery of its 'sailing stones.' Hundreds of rocks from pebble to boulder-size plow their way ...

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 ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Rocks that seem to propel themselves across desert landscapes have long mystified and intrigued scientists. Now, researchers have identified tracks of these so-called sailing stones ...

is an investigations editor and feature writer covering technology and the people who make, use, and are affected by it. Since joining The Verge in 2014, he has won a Loeb Award for feature writing, ...

After decades of theories and attempts to solve the mystery of Death Valley's sailing stones, a trio of scientists has finally caught the process on tape. Their study started years ago, when two of ...

A sandstone slab containing dinosaur footprints might also contain the track of a sailing stone, scientists announced this week. The slab, which has been on display since 1896, contains the footprints ...