We all have this picture in our heads of nature, right? You know, lions roaring, trees providing shade, fish swimming in clear blue water. It’s beautiful, it’s majestic, and it’s… well, sometimes it’s a whole lot weirder and more wonderful than we give it credit for. We’re talking about Mother Nature, and she’s got some seriously surprising tricks up her sleeve, some eye-opening facts that might just make you tilt your head and say, “Wait a minute!” The Case of the Wandering Rocks (Not What You Think!) Let’s start with something that sounds like a fantasy novel: rocks that move. No, I’m not talking about an earthquake. I’m talking about the Racetrack Playa in Death Valley, California. Here, large rocks, some weighing hundreds of pounds, leave long, winding trails in the mud as if they’ve been dragged across the surface. For decades, scientists were scratching their heads. Were aliens involved? Was it some kind of...
