Old maps and dead clams help solve coastal boulder mystery

Monday, April 30, 2012 - 16:00 in Earth & Climate

Perched atop the sheer coastal cliffs of Ireland's Aran Islands, ridges of giant boulders have puzzled geologists for years. What forces could have torn these rocks from the cliff edges high above sea level and deposited them far inland?

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