Study suggests cause of mysterious will-o'-the-wisps

30 Mwezi wa tisa, 2025 Imeripotiwa na AI

Scientists may have uncovered the origins of will-o'-the-wisps, the eerie lights long reported in swamps and marshes. A new study proposes they result from the spontaneous combustion of phosphine gas produced by decaying organic matter. This explanation could resolve a centuries-old natural mystery.