• Sailing stones (also called sliding rocks, walking rocks, rolling stones, and moving rocks) are part of the geological phenomenon in which rocks move and inscribe...
  • The phenomenon of sailing stones primarily occurs in arid desert regions with flat, dry lakebeds or playas.
  • Sailing stones in the desert of Death Valley. In 2014, scientists were able to capture the movement of the stones for the first time using time-lapse photography.
  • Their movement is caused by thin ice sheets the stones are frozen into. Sailing stones move due to ice rafts created in winter after the heavy rains.
  • Nathan discusses the recent announcement from scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography about the cause of the Death Valley's Sailing Stones, a p...
  • Their research revealed that most of the sailing stones’ movement came during the winter, leading them to believe that ice played a part.
  • For many years, the ‘sailing stones’ of Death Valley represented one of the most curious mysteries that scientists had never been able to solve…until recently, that is.
  • The world is full of unsolved mysteries, but Monatomic Gold and sailing stones are among the ones that stand above others.
  • The sailing stones , as they’re called, mystified park visitors and scientists for decades. But one man believes he’s solved the puzzle.
  • Of course, this led to some wild speculation. However, using high tech methods, scientist have finally solved the mystery of the Sailing Stones.