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.

For decades, visitors to Death Valley found something impossible — heavy rocks gliding across the desert floor, leaving long trails behind them. No one ever saw them move, and theories ranged from ...

A new analysis of July temperatures in Death Valley between 1923 and 2024 suggests the world record near-surface air temperature of 134 F measured in July 1913 may be erroneous. When you purchase ...

The real Death Valley is an actual Mojave Desert valley in eastern California, so named when prospectors perished there during the California Gold Rush of 1849. It has a case as the hottest place on ...

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