It’s not termites: new study gives fresh take on how “fairy circles” form
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Circular reasoning Odd circular gaps in grassland growth likely due to resource competition.
Circular reasoning Odd circular gaps in grassland growth likely due to resource competition.
WHODUNIT Called fairy circles, the mysterious patches of bare soil in the Namib Desert may form thanks to a mix of fighting…
Sponsor Message Beyond the small mining town of Newman in Western Australia lie the first fairy circles scientists have…
The "fairy circles" found in Western Australia's Pilbara region. The enigmatic circles of sand - burnt orange, almost…
BRONWYN BELL/ABC The "fairy circles" found in Western Australia's Pilbara region.
EXPLAIN THIS An aerial view of dry grassland in Australia’s Pilbara region reveals fairy circles of bare hardened soil (inset…
A fairy circle in the Western Australian outback (undated photo). Researchers report the discovery of fairy circles in the…
The enigmatic circles of sand — burnt orange, almost impeccably round and rimmed by a fringe of tall grass — are spaced at…
Los llamados «anillos de hadas» son unas extrañas formaciones que aparecen, entre otras regiones, en el suelo del desierto de…
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It was an up-and-down week for animals. On the plus side, cows are driving trucks and termites are making sand art. But we…
Walter R. Tschinkel The circles, from about 6 to 30 feet in diameter, begin as bare spots. The grasslands of Namibia — and to a…