Using artificial intelligence, researchers have discovered thousands of new mysterious 'fairy circles' in hundreds of locations.
Using artificial intelligence, researchers have discovered mysterious "fairy circles" in hundreds of locations across the globe.have long puzzled experts, dotting the landscapes in the Namib Desert and the Australian outback., the unusual phenomenon could be far more widespread than previously thought, cracking the case wide open and raising plenty more questions than answers.
Then the team used the AI system to analyze satellite views of over half a million 2.5-acre plots of land found in other parts of the world. The AI identified more fairy circles across 263 dryland locations in 15 countries, similar to those previously identified in Namibia and Australia. But whether all of these instances are in fact arising from the same naturally-occurring mechanisms remains to be seen.
"Unfortunately, the only guardians of the term 'fairy circle' are self-appointed," Michael Cramer, an ecophysiologist at the University of Cape Town, who was not involved, told theIn short, the new finding adds to the mystery around the peculiar circles, and plenty more research will be needed to find consensus.
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