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We all know the joy of spotting a rainbow after a daytime storm. The recipe is simple: sunlight mixes with rain, and suddenly, a vibrant arch of color appears across the sky. But nature has a secret shift. When the sun goes down, another, far more elusive phenomenon takes the stage. Imagine standing near a thundering waterfall in the dead of night. The sky is dark, but under the light of a full moon, a ghostly, silver arch appears in the mist. This isn't a trick of the eye. I

Next time you find yourself walking in a mature forest, take a moment to stop looking at the trail ahead and look straight up. If you are in the right kind of forest, you won't see a chaotic tangle of branches fighting for sunlight. Instead, you might see something that looks like a giant, natural jigsaw puzzle against the sky. The treetops-or "crowns"-of the massive trees fit together perfectly, yet they never quite touch. There are distinct, winding channels of empty blue s

Have you ever stared at the horizon as the sun melts into the ocean, waiting for that final sliver of light to disappear? If you are lucky-very lucky-you might witness something that looks like a glitch in the matrix. For a split second, just as the sun vanishes, an electric green flare shoots up from the horizon. It ’s called the Green Flash . For centuries, sailors used to tell tales about it. Jules Verne even wrote a novel about it ( Le Rayon Vert ), claiming that anyone