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Drone photograph of ‘fairy circles’ in spinifex on Nyiyaparli people’s country, east Pilbara, Western Australia. Photo by Dave Wells

First Peoples’ knowledge of ‘mysterious fairy circles’ in Australian deserts has upended a long‑standing science debate

Fiona Walsh, The University of Western Australia; Carolyn Oldham, The University of Western Australia; Purungu Desmond Taylor, Indigenous Knowledge, and Theo Evans, The University of Western Australia

Strange barren patches in the Australian outback have been long-studied by scientists – but until recently, nobody had consulted the Aboriginal people who live among them.

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