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The mysterious 'fairy circles' which were found in Australia and Africa have now been discovered in 250 new locations.

Water competition, termites and poisons have all been credited with causing the formations in an African desert’s vegetation, but researchers say a new study discounts one of them.

Mystery Behind African 'Fairy Circles' Solved, the Answer is More Toxic Than We Thought News18 © Provided by News18 Mystery Behind African 'Fairy Circles' Solved, the Answer is More Toxic Than We Thought For decades scientists have been puzzled over the cause of fairy circles, the bare circular patches in the arid grasslands found in the Namib Desert in Namibia, Angola, North-western South Africa, and a recent study might have finally found its cause. The study was conducted by scientists from the University of Pretoria and ITMO University in St Petersburg found that the ca...

Africa's fairy circles in grasslands are formed by a plant that releases a toxic sap into the soil when it dies, a new study reveals. This poisonous sap, which is used by local bushmen to dip the tips of their hunting arrows, comes from the Euphorbia species of plants. Researchers say Euphorbia is responsible for bare circular patches in the ground, which are scattered throughout the grassy desert of Namibia and have puzzled the scientific community for decades.  Between southern Angola and northern South Africa, there are hundreds of thousands of fairy circles, ranging in diameter from sev...