The Life Cycle and Life Span of Namibian Fairy Circles

Overview of attention for article published in PLOS ONE, June 2012

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It’s not termites: new study gives fresh take on how “fairy circles” form

Arstechnica, 25 Feb 2019

Circular reasoning Odd circular gaps in grassland growth likely due to resource competition.

In debate over origin of fairy circles, both sides might be right

Science News, 19 Jan 2017

WHODUNIT Called fairy circles, the mysterious patches of bare soil in the Namib Desert may form thanks to a mix of fighting…

News story from The Independent on Wednesday 16 March 2016

The Independent, 16 Mar 2016

Australian fairy circles first to be found outside Africa

Informs, 15 Mar 2016

Sponsor Message Beyond the small mining town of Newman in Western Australia lie the first fairy circles scientists have…

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