What Causes Namibia's Fairy Circles? Probably Not Termites, Smart News
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Namibia's mysterious fairy circles might actually be caused by competition between grasses
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What is making mysterious fairy circles appear in the desert?
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Mysterious Fairy Circles Demystified: It's Termites — Naharnet
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Mysterious Fairy Circles of Namibia
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Fairy circles apparently not created by termites after all - Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research
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Mysterious fairy circles discovered in Australian outback
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Dueling Theories on the Cause of “Fairy Circles” Could Both Be Right, Smart News
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The secret of Namibia's 'fairy circles' may be explained at last, Biology
Indigenous knowledge leads scientists to reveal 'fairy circles', termites linked - ABC News
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Fishing for Clues to Solve Namibia's Fairy Circle Mystery - The New York Times
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The secret of Namibia's 'fairy circles' may be explained at last, Biology
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One of nature's great mysteries may now have an answer, according to new 'fairy circle' study
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Termites are NOT to blame for Namibia's 'fairy circles