The secret of Namibia's 'fairy circles' may be explained at last, Biology
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Using computer models, ecologists think they have finally hit upon the reason for the strange polkadot patches scattered across the Namib desert
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What is making mysterious fairy circles appear in the desert
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Mystery of Fairy Circles Explained by 'Death Zone' Discovery
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Scientists inch closer to learning the mystery of Namibia's 'fairy
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Namibia's 'fairy circles': Nature's greatest mystery?
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Solving the fairy circle mystery using scientific evidence
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Scientists Have a New Idea About the Origins of Namibia's Fairy Circles - Atlas Obscura
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Decoding Nature's Puzzles: Scientists Uncover the Secret Behind
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Namibia's fairy circles: Has one of nature's great mysteries been solved?
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Africa's fairy circle mystery is finally solved in new study
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Patterns in nature - Wikipedia
Namibia: Mystery fairy circles defy explanation
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What Causes Namibia's Fairy Circles? Probably Not Termites