Flashes of microlightning between microscopic bubbles of methane in water may ignite the eerie blue flames of will-o’-the ...

For centuries, people have told tales about strange, flickering blue lights dancing over bogs and graveyards. Known as ignis ...

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

Wisp and how this mysterious phenomenon, which has inspired faerie folklore, may actually be bursts of methane gas.

Researchers have discovered “a natural ignition mechanism” that may explain the origin of the eerie blue flames.

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

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 ...

Chemists have discovered tiny zaps of electricity moving between “swamp-gas” bubbles. Could they ignite methane gas to glow as dancing blue flames?

For centuries, the eerie lights of will-o'-the-wisps have baffled scientists—now, the mystery behind these glowing phenomena ...

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"The Sound of Music" is returning to movie theaters. Here's what star Julie Andrews remembers most about making the Oscar ...