'''Phenomena''' are occurrences or strange happenings that typically cannot be explained by [[science]], for example [[ball lightning]] or the [[efficacy of prayer]]. In scientific circles, the word carries a bit of a negative connotation.
Examples of so-far-unexplained '''phenomena''' include:
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*[[Prayer]]
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*[[Migration]] of birds in winter
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*[[Extrasensory phenomena]]
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*The [[Great Flood]]
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*[[St. Elmo's fire]]
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*[[Tornado]]es
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*When the [[sun]] stood still over [[Jericho]]
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*The [[miracle]] of the [[loaves and fishes]]
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==Phenomena==
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On the other hand, when [[scientists]] believe they have truly explained some process, such as [[evolution]] or the [[Big Bang]], they are rarely called '''phenomena''' anymore.