phenomenon
any object, fact, or occurrence perceived or observed
Inner core super-rotation
A theory of Inner core super-rotation
Bottle Cap Challenge
viral challenge involving kicking the cap off a bottle
emergence
phenomenon where an object appears, both in the physical world and as an idea
Decoupling of wages from productivity
end of the historical linkage between gross national product and wages
Nobel disease
embracing of strange or scientifically unsound ideas by some Nobel Prize winners, usually later in life
Nernst effect
thermoelectric (or thermomagnetic) phenomenon
diphthong
combination of two adjacent vowel sounds
solar prominence
gaseous outburst from the sun
paranormal
occurrence described in non-scientific bodies of knowledge whose existence is described to lie beyond normal experience or current scientific explanations
invisible hand
economic concept popularized by Adam Smith
Marfa lights
unusual lights seen in West Texas
combination tone
psychoacoustic phenomenon
Anderson localization
absence of diffusion waves in disordered media
founder effect
loss of genetic variation that occurs when a new population is established by a very small number of individuals
winner's curse
phenomenon in common value auctions—where all bidders have the same value for an item but get different private signals about it—where the bidder with the most optimistic evaluation of the asset wins, thus tending to overestimate/overpay
midnight sun
natural phenomenon when daylight lasts for more than 24 hours, occuring only inside or close to the polar circles
autokinetic effect
optical illusion
Bilbao Effect
targeted upgrade and economic upturn of depressed cities as a result of cultural investment with spectacular buildings
ring strain
instability in molecules with bonds at unnatural angles
effect
phenomenon which results from a cause
Stokes drift
phenomenon
Cytoplasmic male sterility
in seed breeding
buffeting
high-frequency aerodynamical instability
ouzo effect
cloudy emulsion resulting from adding water to ouzo
biological selection
differential survival and reproduction of individual organisms, from any cause
granular convection
phenomenon where granular material subjected to shaking will exhibit circulation patterns
bullwhip effect
form of distribution marketing
kinetic isotope effect
phenomenon in physical organic chemistry
color superconductivity
predicted phenomenon in quark matter
gravity anomaly
difference between the observed acceleration of a planet's gravity and a value predicted from a model
spoiler effect
phenomenon in which support for a minor candidate results in a win by the major candidate with the less compatible ideology or platform
heterospory
The production of spores of two different sizes and sexes by the sporophytes of land plants; was evolved from isospory independently by several plant groups
Age of the captain
mathematical riddle
upper-atmospheric lightning
rare transient luminous events that occurs over tops of thunder storms (red sprites, etc.)
photoconductivity
an optical and electrical phenomenon in which a material becomes more electrically conductive due to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation such as visible light, ultraviolet light, infrared light, or gamma radiation
meconium ileus
medical condition
reproductive toxicity
Reproductive toxicity is a hazard associated with some chemical substances, which interfere in some way with normal reproduction; such substances are called reprotoxic.
British folk revival
roots revival incorporating a number of movements for the collection, preservation and performance of folk music in the United Kingdom and related territories and countries
cliff effect
phenomenon of sudden loss of reception of a digital signal when the level of channel noise exceeds a critical threshold
disc rot
tendency of CD or DVD or other optical discs to become unreadable because of physical or chemical deterioration
Flash suppression
phenomenon of visual perception
head-of-line blocking
performance-limiting phenomenon in computer networking
Uruguayan Invasion
musical phenomenon of the 1960s
Kazan phenomenon
youth street gangs in Kazan, Soviet Union, in the 1970s and 1980s
street light interference phenomenon
the claimed ability of individuals to turn street lights on or off when passing near them
binocular disparity
binocular cue to determine depth or distance of an object