Salon.com > plants http://www.salon.com Wed, 22 May 2013 18:23:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Weird news: New species of ferns named after Lady Gaga http://www.salon.com/2012/10/23/weird_news_new_species_of_ferns_named_after_lady_gaga/ http://www.salon.com/2012/10/23/weird_news_new_species_of_ferns_named_after_lady_gaga/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:55:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13049770 A group of scientists have named a newly discovered genus of ferns after the pop star Lady Gaga. “We wanted to name this genus for Lady Gaga because of her fervent defense of equality and individual expression," said Professor Kathleen Pryer of Duke University, co-author of a paper describing the new genus. “We think that her second album, ‘Born This Way,’ is enormously empowering, especially for disenfranchised people and communities like LGBT, ethnic groups, women — and scientists who study odd ferns!”

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