Lady Gaga immortalised in ferns

Researchers name ferns in tribute to singer's 'defence of equality' – and because they look like one of her outfitsLady Gaga will be immortalised in the name of a newly identified genus of fern. Researchers at Duke University in North Carolina have given 19 different species of fern the genus "Gaga", in recognition of the singer's "fervent defence of equality and individual expression".By honouring Lady Gaga in this way, the academics have doubtless paved the way for a series of fern-based cos...

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