At first glance, this frozen lake looks like it's full of neatly stacked UFOs hovering beneath the ice. What you're actually seeing is methane gas released by bacteria as they decompose organic matter ...
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Methane-choked lake ignites, setting the air above it on fire
The image is surreal: a frozen lake, a scientist kneeling on the ice, and then a sheet of flame racing across the surface as trapped gas turns the air itself into fuel. What looks like a stunt is in ...
Sparks between microscopic bubbles could explain the ghostly, glowing will-o’-the-wisps, study finds
Hovering blue flames that flicker over bogs and marshes have inspired ghostly folktales for centuries. Known as “will-o’-the-wisp,” “jack-o’-lantern,” “corpse candle” and “ignis fatuus” (“foolish fire ...
Ghostly lights dancing in midair in swamps, forests, and even graveyards have been reported by cultures all over the world, for centuries. According to a new study, there could be a logical ...
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