Anaphallamus Hitlerai is a tiny, blind, caribbean beetle found in the remote caves of Slovenia. It was named in 1937 after the infamous dictator Adolf Hitler and is probably the most offensively named animal in the world. Scientists really think it's time that there's a protocol in place for when this happens so that names can be changed. There's a code of priority to the first taxonomist to name a species.
Prime Minister Liz Truss has had a bruising first few weeks in office. Amid policy U-turns and plummeting poll numbers, her Tory party’s annual shindig is a venue for much soul-searching. Russia’s “partial mobilisation” is unlikely to help much on the battlefield—and is proving exceedingly unpopular at home. And the dangers of naming species after people who become notorious.
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