Fairy Circles in Australia (IMAGE)

American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Fairy Circles in Australia

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According to a new study in the PNAS journal (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), the research team found new evidence that these barren circular patches of land -- previously thought to exist only in the dry Namibia grassland of southern Africa -- occur due to the way plants organize themselves in response to water shortage.

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Dr. Hezi Yizhaq, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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