Strange circles “fall from the sky”

In the sandy desert of Namibia in southern Africa, many “fairy circles” form and then disappear after a few years without anyone explaining it. The duration of these circles is not the same, but can last as long as a person’s life.

Some small circles last an average of 24 years, while larger circles “live” up to 75 years, a study published in the journal PloS ONE. This study also says little about why those circles form, exist, and then disappear after a few decades.

Biologist Walter Tschinkel at Florida State University began researching mysterious circles in Namibia in 2005. Thousands of strange circles exist in the red sandy soil area. A short

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