I requested our National Treasure, eminent travel writer Salman Rashid, to narrate the story of his epic 700+ km journey across the Himalayas, Karakoram and the Hindu Kush. @odysseuslahori
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A recent ecological study has uncovered a surprising dynamic in our city ecosystems. New research published in the journal People and Nature reveals that wild birds are consistently more cautious around women than men.
Scientists use a metric called Flight Initiation Distance to gauge how close a person can approach a wild animal before it decides to flee. During a comprehensive field experiment across multiple European cities, researchers carefully controlled their approach. Observers of both sexes were perfectly matched in height, clothing color, and walking pace to ensure a fair test. Despite these strict controls, the results showed that birds consistently took to the skies roughly one meter sooner when the approaching researcher was a woman.
The exact reason behind this differing reaction remains a puzzle to the scientific community. Because obvious visual traits were standardized, researchers suspect the birds are tuning into highly subtle cues. Theories suggest these urban animals might be reacting to slight differences in male and female walking patterns, minor variations in body proportions, or even distinct human olfactory signals.
This fascinating discovery highlights how closely our local wildlife watches us, picking up on signals we may not even realize we are broadcasting. As research continues, the precise cues driving this avian anxiety remain an intriguing open question in behavioral ecology.
Journal Citation: Morelli, F., Benedetti, Y., Mikula, P., Blumstein, D. T., Díaz, M., Page, A., Tryjanowski, P., Nowak, M. K., Vincze, E., & Lövei, G. L. (2026). Sex matters: European urban birds flee approaching women sooner than approaching men. People and Nature, 8, 316–326. DOI: 10.1002/pan3.70226
BIG STATEMENT BY KHAN SIR 😳
Khan Sir SAID, Modi Govt is threatening me that They are threatening that they'll shut my coaching centre, I'm ok with it, it's their Govt, their Police, their law
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What's the point of sharing eid cards saying Eid Mubarak on Twitter? We're already being bombarded with these messages on our personal social media, that have bedtime meaningless. Shit posting in my view.
The Persian-origin myth about Gakhars doesn’t survive DNA scrutiny.
Modern genetic data places them firmly within the local South Asian genetic landscape.
Narratives are one thing. Evidence is another.
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@Gakhar_Tarikh@Maharaja_Porus Assan sarayan nay puo daday kaafir ee sun, koi Arbaa'n ni tuhi cho nahi niklaya. Ajj DNA test nay sabit keetay ay kay Gakhar local loke un... Koi phenyawa Irani Khoon nahi ay!
@Gakhar_Tarikh@Maharaja_Porus A kafir aali gull kithoen aa gaee o masayra? Sarang Khan nay puo daday vi tay kafir ee sun. O Gakhar nahi sun? Tareekh-e-Farishta dusni kay Gakhar yaarveen sudee ich musalman hoye sun...Ya unna ki tussi apnay puo na mun-nay o? Khoon tay unnha na ee ay na!
The Brahui population of southwestern Pakistan resides entirely surrounded by Indo-European-speaking populations (such as the Baloch), yet they speak a Dravidian language.