Strange natural wonders
The fiery history of the Door to Hell
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The sliding stones of Death Valley
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Cracking the scientific codes
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Extreme life in extreme places
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misslily The heavy desert rocks are sliding! (On the ice!) / A windy winter sheet is gliding! (So precise!)
Ice sheet power: The ice sheets that push Death Valley's rocks are as thin as window glass, yet they can move boulders.
A dry, flat area at the bottom of a desert basin that temporarily becomes a shallow lake. In 2014, scientists finally solved the mystery of the sliding rocks on California's Racetrack Playa.
What technology did researchers attach to the experimental Death Valley rocks to track their movement?
Who was the first explorer to descend to the bottom of the burning Darvaza gas crater?
In what year did scientists finally capture the first video evidence of the rocks moving in Death Valley?
What weather phenomenon acts as the primary sail to push the heavy rocks in Death Valley?
Why do the sailing stones of Death Valley move so slowly that the motion is barely visible?
What type of ice is responsible for helping the sailing stones of Death Valley move?