Man Wakes Up To Ring Of Withered Trees Around Cabin, Then He Learns Why

Finally, after further lab tests and considerable head-scratching, the scientists made an astonishing revelation. The trees hadn’t been affected by any disease but by a profound chemical imbalance in the soil caused by a rare earth metal – Tellurium. It was unlikely and bewildering because Tellurium is one of the rarest elements in the Earth’s crust and seldom interfered with vegetation, let alone create such dramatic, adverse effects.