Namibia was not alone in witnessing the fairy circles; researchers found 263 dry areas with similar circular patterns. These ...

Carnivorous ants, poisonous plants, meteor showers, and underground gas vents have all been considered as possible culprits of "fairy circles" — bare patches of soil bordered by a ring of taller ...

This is an aerial view of the mysterious fairy circles of Namibia. The enigmatic, bare patches within the grassland occur in millions at the transition to the Namib Desert. This picture was taken ...

The cause of the bizarre "fairy circles" that are found across the grasslands of Namibia may have been discovered by scientists. These circles appear as hexagonal or round barren patches in the ...

A typical fairy circle on the Kamberg, which the researchers investigated during the 2024 rainy season: The clumps of grass – up to 80 cm high – can be seen at the edge of the fairy circle.

A collaboration between Martu people through the organisation Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa and ethnoecologist Dr Fiona Walsh has changed how science understands linyji, also known as 'fairy circles'.