Perinormal phenomena describes unknown forces which at first appear to be paranormal and later are verified scientifically. The name is derived from the Greek "peri", meaning "in the vicinity of". While paranormal phenomena remains scientifically questionable ("beyond the range of normal experience or scientific explanation"), perinormal phenomena can eventually be shown, in the words of Richard Dawkins, to be "skeptic-approved".

One significant modern example of a perinormal phenomenon is Electromagnetic fields (EMF). At one time EMF was debatable from a scientific perspective, but later was proven to be real and is currently accepted by scientific and medical communitities.

Smaller examples of perinormal phenomena include medical oddities which at first may baffle medical professionals, and later turn out to have a mundane cause.

See also

• Forteana