Issue Details: First known date: 2024... 2024 First Peoples’ Knowledge of ‘Mysterious Fairy Circles’ in Australian Deserts Has Upended a Long-standing Science Debate
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'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 sparked a global debate in the scientific community about the causes of the phenomenon.'  (Introduction)

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    y separately published work icon Science Write Now The Underground no. 10 2024 28220999 2024 periodical issue

    'How often do you think about what’s in the ground beneath your feet? The cavities and caverns, the small bodies that live in subdued light? In our tenth edition, our writers and artists explore the science of the underground, drawing our attention to that which is often out of sight.' (Jessica White : Editorial introduction)

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