There are certain things in nature that do not occur regularly. While some of them continue to be mysteries, many have been understood scientifically. Let’s take a glimpse of a few of them
A couple of years ago, a few beaches in Mumbai and in Chennai were shimmering in blue at night. It was due to the noctiluca algae that emits light known as bioluminescence.
As surreal and beautiful as it looks, this phenomenon could be linked to increasing global warming, according to marine researchers.
A murmuration is a phenomenon when hundreds or thousands of birds, usually starlings, fly in intricately coordinated patterns through the sky, for warding off a nearby predator.
Apparently, they never crash into each other. Scientists say this is because they usually interact among seven of their neighbours! And yes, this phenomenon has been sighted in India too.
Bright, dancing lights appear above the magnetic poles when electrically charged particles from the sun enter the Earth’s atmosphere. The colours vary depending on the gas particles.
They are known as “aurora borealis” in the north and “aurora australis” in the south. Though it is not possible to predict aurora sightings with accuracy, usually, September to March is considered a good time for the northern lights and March to September for the southern lights.
This is the Blood Falls in Antarctica. It flows from the Taylor Glacier.
First spotted in 1911, the colour was a mystery. Finally a few years ago, it was discovered that the falls gets its colour from oxidised iron in saltwater.
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