From Star Jelly, a goo with an unknown origin, to the Big Bang, the event believed to have
created the universe; here are 12 of the most mysterious events in nature.
12.
NAGA FIREBALLS Naga fireballs are mysterious lights that
arise from the water along a 250-kilometer stretch of the Mekong River in Thailand from
late October to early November.
Each nightly light show consists of up to 1,000 fireballs.
Some people believe that the fiery orbs are spat into the sky by mythical serpents known
as Phaya Naga that dwell in the murky waters of the Mekong River.
On the other hand, some are of the more scholarly opinion that the balls are made of methane
or swamp gas and are formed from decomposing organic matter.
According to this theory, when the gas breaks the surface of the water, it ignites in the
oxygen-rich air.
Then, the orbs rise to about 600 feet (300 meters) before fizzling out.
This phenomenon also occurs in several small rivers, ponds, and lakes in the immediate
area.
11.
CHRISTMAS ISLAND RED CRAB MIGRATION Christmas Island is located on the northwestern
coast of Australia and is host to the most remarkable migration of red crabs in the world.
Throughout most of the year, the crabs lead solitary lives in burrows situated in the
island’s forests.
Then, at the beginning of the wet season, which is usually between October and November,
they set out for the coast.
Males arrive first and dig burrows along the beaches.
Each male defends his burrow from other, opportunistic males while waiting for the female crabs to
arrive.
Mating takes place a week later.
Then, the male crab journeys inland, leaving the female to incubate the eggs for two weeks.
After the incubation period, all females drop their eggs into the sea.
The larvae stay in the ocean for three to four weeks and return ashore as adolescent
crabs.
Governmental measures are taken to ensure the safety of the migrating crabs.
Underground tunnels and bridges ensure that the crabs are not trampled on by vehicles.
Additionally, the busy roads are closed, and traffic is diverted from the migration area.
Despite these efforts to look out for the crabs, their annual mass migration is under
an ever-increasing threat by African yellow crazy ants - a non-native species that was
accidentally introduced to the island.
So far, these invasive ants have killed between 10 and 15 million crabs.
10.
THE TUNGUSKA EXPLOSION On June 30, 1908, something very powerful
exploded over the vast Siberian taiga, near the Tunguska River.
It’s believed to be the mightiest explosion ever documented, with energy 185 times that
of the Hiroshima atomic bomb.
It flattened about 80 million trees over an area of 800 sq. miles (2,000 sq. kilometers).
In the nearest town 35 miles (60km) away, the blast smashed windows and blew some residents
off their feet.
What’s bewildering is; nobody knows what it was.
Some researchers believe that it was an asteroid or comet.
However, no rocks or debris were found at the explosion site.
Furthermore, there was no crater left behind, which puzzled researchers even more.
Some people have suggested that a spaceship crashed at the site while searching for freshwater
at Lake Baikal.
And there are those that think it was a nuclear explosion, but the atomic bomb had not yet
been invented.
Another theory purports that the explosion resulted from the collision of antimatter
and matter.
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9.
SAILING STONES You can call them sliding rocks, moving rocks,
rolling stones, or walking rocks; but no matter what you call them, they all do the same thing.
These stones move across the desert, leaving behind long trails on the smooth sand.
They move unassisted; without animal or human meddling.
Although sailing stones have been studied since the early 1900s, this mysterious event
stood unsolved for several decades.
But the development of GPS technology and time-lapse video cameras has enabled researchers
to put a lid on the mysterious phenomenon.
Video footage published in 2014 showed that the movements were initiated by strong wind
gusts and sustained by high wind speeds.
The rocks slid over thin ice panels formed during cold winter nights.
Some of the rocks moved as many as five meters per minute.
The mystery took so long to solve because the movements of the stones were difficult
to capture.
Most stones only moved once in three years, with some movements lasting for about 10 seconds,
while other movements continued for up to 16 minutes.
The Death Valley National Park in California is the most famous place to spot walking stones.
8.
THE BIG BANG How did we get here?
Where did it all begin?
Most humans ask themselves these types of questions at some point in their lives.
Others, like Georges Lemaitre, ponder the topic extensively, and search tirelessly for
explanations
In 1927, Lemaitre contrived a theory that at the beginning of time as we know it, all
matter was inside a microscopic bubble, smaller than an atom.
It exploded, and in a fraction of a second, became bigger than a galaxy.
A second later, protons and neutrons formed.
After three minutes, the temperature had cooled to 1 billion degrees Celsius, which allowed
subatomic particles to combine and form helium and hydrogen.
The universe expanded rapidly, and it’s still expanding 13.8 billion years later.
The Big Bang leaves a lot unexplained, and draws a lot of criticism, but it’s as close
as science has come to explaining how the universe we know has come to be.
7.
BIOLUMINESCENT WAVES The bioluminescent wave phenomenon occurs
when ocean waves light up blue color as they crash into the shore; or when the water is
disturbed by a paddle or surfboard.
It was recently observed at the Big Sur in California's Central Coast.
The waves radiate thanks to a bloom of tiny marine phytoplankton known as dinoflagellates,
which emit blue light when disturbed.
During the day, they cause a visible coloration in the water, called red tide.
It so happens that bioluminescence - the ability of an organism to generate its own electricity
- is common among deep-sea animals such as jellyfish, crustaceans, Cephalopod molluscs,
such as squid, cuttlefish, and octopus, and comb jellies.
Some fungi and bacteria are also capable of bioluminescence.
6.
ENTOMBED ANIMALS Entombed animals are small creatures - mainly
lizards and toads - that are found alive within solid rock, wood, or coal.
There have been 210 known incidents of entombed animals, as highlighted in The Fortean Times:
A British monthly magazine that features research and reviews on this, and other, strange experiences
and phenomena.
The sightings have occurred in North America, Africa, Australia, Europe, and New Zealand.
In one case, a British World War II soldier found a large toad and a lizard inside a cavity
within solid rock.
The account was featured in Jerome Clark's book, “Unexplained,” in which the soldier
states that the cavity was 20 feet from the top of the quarry face and contained no cracks
or inlets.
Benjamin Franklin also wrote an account of four live toads found inside quarried limestone,
and even Charles Dickens wrote about this occurrence in his journal, “All the Year
Round.”
In 1876, 63 small toads were discovered in the middle of a tree trunk measuring five
meters in diameter in South Africa.
According to skeptics, this was simply impossible.
According to their explanation of the phenomenon, toads and lizards hop into a stone while it’s
being broken.
But the observer saw what they saw, and there must be some explanation for it!
5.
BALL LIGHTNING During a thunderstorm, you’re bound to see
multiple streaks of lightning split the sky.
But have you ever witnessed ball lightning?
A study conducted in 1960 reported that five percent of the earth’s population had witnessed
ball lighting, which can be best described as spherical objects that vary in diameter
from several centimeters to several meters.
These balls of lightning form in the sky or inside closed rooms or airplanes during a
thunderstorm.
Unlike a standard lightning bolt, which lasts for a split-second, the balls linger for several
seconds before exploding, and leave behind the offensive smell of sulphur.
Ball lightning can be dangerous, as evidenced by an event in the year 1809.
The Indian troopship HMS Warren Hastings was attacked by three balls of lightning that
killed three men on deck.
The balls are often mistaken for UFOs, but a more plausible explanation exists in the
form of a scientific hypothesis, which theorizes that the orbs are formed when microwave radiation
produced by lightning becomes entombed inside a plasma bubble.
4.
RAINING ANIMALS The rain of animals is a natural phenomenon
in which animals such as toads, spiders, frogs, jellyfish, worms, and fish fall from the sky.
It was first recorded in A.D. 77 by a Roman naval commander named Pliny the Elder in his
book “Natural History.”
There have been numerous incidents involving raining animals ever since.
For instance, in 1861, live fish were found in puddles in Singapore after three days of
torrential rain.
Francis, a French Naturalist, speculated that the fish had not come from the sky, but had
developed legs and dragged themselves into the puddles.
On March 3, 1876, flakes of red meat, instead of animals, fell from the sky in Bath County,
Kentucky.
Several hypotheses were developed in attempts to explain these bizarre occurrences.
The leading theory states that the fish and frogs are picked up by tornadoes and carried
for several miles before being dropped back to the ground.
However, this hypothesis doesn’t explain why the animals involved belong to only one
species.
3.
SKYFISH/FLYING RODS Do you take photos in the outdoors?
If so, have you ever caught a Skyfish on camera?
Have you ever noticed abnormal visual disturbances that resemble rods?
Probably not, but some people have.
Skyfish are believed to be unseen flying creatures which are only visible in on film.
The rods appear in countless photographs, and even in movies.
They have two distinguishable features; a uniform cylinder with no clear head or tail,
and a pair of fins along its length.
Measurements show that they are between four inches and three feet long.
In some films, several rods can be seen playing together.
Skeptics have dismissed them as debris, insects, and errors during film processing.
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2.
STAR JELLY Star jelly is a translucent, sometimes semi-opaque
slime typically found by people wandering in the woods or in their front lawn.
It evaporates shortly after it’s discovered, and we’re still trying to explain what it
is.
According to folk tales, the substance is deposited on the earth following a meteor
shower, but there’s no scientific evidence to back this.
Researchers believe it’s puked by frogs; however, this hypothesis may not be valid,
because the goo has been found on top of buildings and trees.
Moreover, tests have shown that it does not contain any animal or plant DNA.
What is it, then?
Nobody knows.
1.
HESSDALEN LIGHTS In Oslo, Norway, balls of lights that are
sometimes as large as cars are spotted floating above the valley at certain months during
the year, often moving with astonishing speed.
They also dart leisurely back and forth and hang in mid-air.
This phenomenon has mystified researchers for a long time.
Despite extensive research, there is no clear explanation for these mysterious balls of
light, but numerous hypotheses and speculations have been put forward.
Jader Monari from the Institute of Radio Astronomy in Medicina, Italy found out that the Hessdalen
site has rocks rich in zinc on one side of the river, and iron-rich rocks on the other
side.
Due to this topography, electricity flows naturally and creates an electromagnetic field.
Another hypothesis suggests that the lights are caused by the collision of cosmic ray
particles.
You can go by these hypotheses or just blame the aliens for fooling us.
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