Sparks between microscopic bubbles could explain the ghostly, glowing will-o’-the-wisps, study finds

Flashes of microlightning between microscopic bubbles of methane in water may ignite the eerie blue flames of will-o’-the ...
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Scientists Finally Solve the Mystery of the Will-o’-the-Wisp With Bubbles and Lightning

For centuries, people have told tales about strange, flickering blue lights dancing over bogs and graveyards. Known as ignis ...
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Here’s what might spark ghostly will-o’-the-wisps

Chemists have discovered tiny zaps of electricity moving between “swamp-gas” bubbles. Could they ignite methane gas to glow as dancing blue flames?
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We may finally know what causes will-o’-the-wisps

Mysterious flashes of light seen in swamps and bogs could be caused by burning methane or other gases, ignited by sparks that ...

Marsh Will-o’-the-Wisps Sparked by Strange Chemistry

Whatever the name, for centuries people have reported seeing these eerie, faint blue flames hovering over marshes, bogs and ...

Chemists Crack the Ghostly Truth Behind Will-o’-the-Wisps

Scientists had long suspected methane had something to do with it. Turns out they were partly right.

This could be the reason people see ghosts and spirits in swamps

Water is famously the go-to for putting out fires, but now scientists think they’ve shown how it could potentially spark one too. They were researching what could cause the phenomen of ...