Scientists Solve the Mystery of Death Valley’s ‘Wandering Stones’

Scientists Solve the Mystery of Death Valley’s ‘Wandering Stones’

After 50 years, scientists have found the force behind a freaky phenomenon in Death Valley: rocks that seem to wander across the desert.


Researchers recently recorded the first observation of the rocks moving using GPS and time-lapsed cameras.

While scientists previously speculated that these “wandering stones” were aided by high wind, water or ice, they now have a more specific answer.


Scientists were actually on hand to witness the rocks moving in December 2013, when they trekked out to the park to check the equipment. Nature reported that when they arrived, they found a pond covered with ice. After a few days, the ice began to melt…Slowly but surely, the moving ice pushed the rocks.

Pretty cool. I wonder how many other seemingly supernatural things actually have scientific explanations, and we just haven’t figured them out yet.

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