A mysterious sailing stone in Death Valley. How these boulders weighing up almost a thousand pounds move across the valley floor has confounded scientists and skeptics for decades.
People have wondered about this odd mystery for years. Thanks to some patient scientists, it is finally
documented and solved:
Sailing stones in Death Valley are seen showing signs of traveling along the ground. Tracks in the dirt clearly show the rocks made a journey across the surface, but no one knew how this could happen, until now.
The Death Valley stones, made from black dolomite, have never been seen moving. Long trails have been seen for a century, however, causing geologists and armchair scientists to ask how the rocks could move along the flat Racetrack Playa.
- Don't look creationists: That's a walking fish!
- You'd think Hawaii would weather climate change reasonably well. But goodbye Waikiki.
- You might not want to read this if you're a little squeamish:
Thanks to science (no, really, thanks), we now know that we all probably have tiny mites living on our faces. ... Co-author of the report Megan Thoemmes told NPR: ‘They’re actually pretty cute ...
No, they're not cute.
- The Ice Bucket challenge has turned into one of the most successful viral fundraising stories of the millennium. This week a new article appeared, widely shared on social media, alleging contributions are wasted on high exec salaries instead of treatment or scientific research. However, SNOPES has weighed in, stating this ugly allegation is flatly untrue:
The claim made in the email above, that 73 percent of donations fund executive salaries and overhead, is demonstrably false. In their 2014 disclosures, The ALS Association reports a breakdown of their expenditures — only seven percent of their total fund intake goes to administration and salaries.