In one of the hottest and driest parts of the world, there is a phenomenon that is most unexpected. At a remote dry lake bed in the world-famous Death.

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 ...

Deep within the unforgiving expanse of the California Desert lies Death Valley, home to one of the world's greatest enduring geological mysteries: the famous Sailing Stones of Racetrack Playa. For ...

For decades, rocks in Death Valley’s Racetrack Playa appeared to move on their own. Scientists have now discovered that thin ...