These “fairy circles” are circular patterns of bare soil surrounded by plants and vegetation. Until very recently, the unique phenomena have only been described in the vast Namib desert and ...

All are regions where plants grow into such perfectly symmetrical, large-scale patterns that they seem unnatural. Debates rage among ecologists about whether these patterned environments have ...

Males laboriously flap their fins as they swim along the seafloor, resulting in disrupted sediment and amazing circular patterns. Although the fish are only about 12 centimeters (5 inches ...

Astronomers have spotted signs of an unusual, rainbow-like pattern decorating the surface of WASP-76b, a "hot Jupiter" exoplanet some 637 light-years away. The circular "glory" lights, if ...

A camera mounted on the International Space Station captured light from the stars to 'draw' these spectacular circular patterns as the spacecraft orbited the planet. Nasa flight engineer Don ...

Doug McIntyre discusses the inevitability of rising temperatures due to climate change, with scientists now proving that global warming causes temperatures to increase in a circular pattern over time.