Indian grassland (IMAGE)

Michigan State University

Indian grassland

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Nearly 40% of the land on Earth is covered not by forests, or ice, but by vast expanses of open grasslands like this one in western Maharashtra, India. Now, scientists are turning to an untapped source to uncover their history: centuries-old folklore.

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Ashish Nerlekar

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