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The grasslands of the Namib Desert are covered with millions of strange circles from 2 to 10 meters in width, each devoid of grass or other vegetation... 30.10.2022, Sputnik International
Scientists have puzzled over the origin of Namibia's fairy circles for nearly half a century
What causes Namibian fairy circles? Researchers think they’ve solved a desert mystery - and it's not, like they thought, termites.
IMAGE: A vital Euphorbia damarana shrub growing at the edge of a much larger fairy circle in the Brandberg region. The size distribution of the dead shrubs did not match the... view more Credit: S Getzin, University of Göttingen The fairy circles of the Namib are one of nature's greatest mysteries. Millions of these circular barren patches extend over vast areas along the margins of the desert in Namibia. In 1979, G.K. Theron published the first research about their origin. His hypothesis was that poisonous substances from Euphorbia damarana leaves induced fairy circles. As part of...
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