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First Peoples' knowledge of 'mysterious fairy circles' in Australian deserts has upended a long-standing science debate

  • Written by: Fiona Walsh, Ethnoecologist, The University of Western Australia
First Peoples' knowledge of 'mysterious fairy circles' in Australian deserts has upended a long-standing science debateDrone photograph of ‘fairy circles’ in spinifex on Nyiyaparli people's country, east Pilbara, Western Australia.Photo by Dave Wells, Author provided

What are “fairy circles”? They are polka dots of bare earth, regularly scattered across arid grasslands. Scientists first described fairy circles in Namibia in the 1970s and spar...

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