For decades, people have been mystified by thousands of bare, circular soil patches that dot arid western African landscapes with inexplicable geometric precision. They're known as fairy circles -- ...

The "artists" behind bizarre, barren, grassless rings dotting the desert of Southwest Africa have been found lurking right at scientists' feet: termites. Scientists have offered many ideas about the ...

The "artists" behind bizarre, barren, grassless rings dotting the desert of Southwest Africa have been found lurking right at scientists' feet: termites. Known as fairy circles, these patches crop up ...

There's a mystery in West Africa that's puzzled scientists for years. Strange circles of bare soil appear in grassland; they're commonly called "fairy circles." These naturally occurring shapes last ...

For more than ten years, researchers have been discussing how the numerous circular bare patches in the middle of the African grasslands - the so-called fairy circles - can arise. In their current ...

A German scientist has come up with an explanation for the strange rings of grass that pockmark vast expanses of Africa’s Namib Desert: A sand termite known as Psammotermes allocerus. These circles ...

The "artists" behind bizarre, barren, grassless rings dotting the desert of Southwest Africa have been found lurking right at scientists' feet: termites. Known as fairy circles, these patches crop up ...

One evening earlier this spring, German naturalist Norbert Jürgens strayed from his expedition in the Namib Desert. He walked away from his campsite beside Leopard Rock, a huge pile of schist slabs ...

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