Earth And Elsewhere

Author: Stevorama

Date: October 24, 2012

by Stevorama
10-24-12
Scientists at Duke University today named a new species of fern after singer Lady Gaga.
When asked why the name was used, Dr. Andrew West, head of Duke's botany-studies department, explained the fern's unique characteristics...
"It mimics other ferns yet pretends to be original, and every couple of years it doubles in size."