Himalayas reiterate a tale of planetary transformation — of drifting continents, lost oceans, and the birth of life itself.

One of four flares washed up on Montrose Beach on Monday. The other three have since been located.

A massive boulder named Maka Lahi was recently found about 650 feet from the edge of a cliff in Tonga, and researchers believe that it may have been deposited by a tsunami around 7,000 years ago.