For more than a century, visitors to a remote California lakebed have stared at long, ruler-straight tracks etched into the ...

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

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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 ...

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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. QUICK FACTS Name: Racetrack Playa Location: Death Valley National Park, California Coordinates: ...

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The mystery of the sailing stones has been solved. For years, enormous stones have been moving across the Racetrack Playa of Death Valley National Park, leaving engraved trails in the muddy surface ...