Asiatic Lion

On Nov. 6, a researcher on an Encinitas beach spotted an oarfish, measuring 9 to 10 feet long. The fish typically swim at depths of 300 to 3,000 feet and are rarely seen on the surface. Yet it was the third time one has appeared in Southern California since August. They have been associated with bad...

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Swedish Minister has banana phobia

A Swedish minister’s phobia of bananas has led officials to insist rooms are free of the fruit ahead of any meeting or visit, according to reports. The instructions from Gender Equality Minister Paulina Brandberg’s staff were seen in leaked emails published by Expressen. The tabloid quoted one of the leaked messages – sent to the...

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Men are slowly losing their Y chromosome

The sex of human and other mammal babies is decided by a male-determining gene on the Y chromosome. But the human Y chromosome is degenerating and may disappear in a few million years, leading to our extinction unless we evolve a new sex gene. The good news is two branches of rodents have already lost...

An MP’s ‘Call of the Gir’

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Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani today presented the first copy of his new book ‘Call of the Gir’ to Prime…