Mystery of Australian desert 'fairy circles' may be solved thanks
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Bare circular patches may be linked to spinifex termites rather than just plants competing for water as scientists had concluded
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First Peoples' knowledge leads scientists to reveal 'fairy circles' and termite linyji are linked in Australia
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Marissa J Betts (@200micron) / X
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First Peoples' knowledge of 'mysterious fairy circles' in Australian deserts has upended a long-standing science debate
Leif Grünewald, PhD. on LinkedIn: Mystery of Australian desert
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Deserts, Environment
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Mystery of 'fairy circles' in Australian deserts finally solved
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What is making mysterious fairy circles appear in the desert?
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Deserts, Environment
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Mysterious fairy circles now discovered in Australia's desert
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Fairy Circles in Africa May Be Work of Termites - The New York Times
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Australias desert fairy circles solved
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How scientists are working for greater inclusion of Indigenous
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One of nature's great mysteries may now have an answer, according to new 'fairy circle' study