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A new study reveals that thunderstorms may electrify entire forests. Researchers detected faint corona discharges leaping between leaves, producing ultraviolet flashes across treetops, an invisible light show that could influence atmospheric chemistry and subtly shape the lives of trees.
New Pew research shows most Americans who change religions do so by age 30, often drifting away rather than rejecting belief outright. As religious affiliation declines, many are not abandoning spirituality but reshaping faith, meaning, and identity outside traditional institutions.
A recent experiment reveals how order can emerge from restless motion. Though not chaos in the technical sense, Brownian systems show how randomness can sustain structure, inviting careful reflection alongside humanity’s oldest creation stories.
Olive oil has nourished kitchens, temples, and rituals for thousands of years. A new archaeological study, however, presses long-held assumptions, suggesting that some residues once identified as olive oil may be a little slippery—and hide unexpected pitfalls in the ancient record.
Ancient DNA reveals domestic cats originated in North Africa, not the Levant, and spread far later than believed—reaching Europe after 200 BCE and China via the Silk Road around 730 CE, overturning long-held assumptions while exposing their lies about age and their long-forgotten magical lineage.