Science Debunks Ghost Myth: Why Sleeping Under Trees at Night is Dangerous

• Ancient belief links sleeping under trees at night to ghost possession, still prevalent in villages.
• N. Raju, Botany Lecturer at Sunnipenta Government Junior College, clarifies it's science, not ghosts.
• Trees perform photosynthesis (release oxygen) during the day but only respiration (release carbon dioxide) at night.
• High CO2 levels under trees at night can cause shortness of breath, suffocation, mistaken for ghost possession in ancient times.
• Experts advise understanding science over superstition; avoid sleeping under trees for health, not fear.

Why It Matters: Scientific understanding reveals health risks, not ghosts, behind the old superstition of sleeping under trees.