No study has conclusively proven how fairy circles are formed.
Sources
- Fairy circle (arid grass formation) (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/thousands-more-puzzling-fairy-circles-have-been-found-around-the-world/ (scientificamerican.com)
- https://eos.org/research-spotlights/mysterious-fairy-circles-continue-to-enchant-scientists (eos.org)
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S143383192500006X (sciencedirect.com)
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7680098/ (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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