I had the opportunity to watch a live donor kidney transplant 鈥� live! From the first incision in the donor to the last suture in the recipient, I was standing there, granted the privilege to...
Yes, it is possible to have twins with different biological fathers. The scientific term for this anomaly is 鈥渉eteropaternal superfecundation,鈥� and it鈥檚 super cool. 鈥淗eteropaternal鈥� signifies...
The name for 鈥榩ineapple鈥� is a misnomer. The fruit, also known as Ananas comosus, belongs to neither the pine nor apple genus (Pinus and Malus, respectively). In the Middle Ages, the word 鈥榓pple鈥�...
Slugs, in all their slimy glory, aren鈥檛 usually associated with food. But banana slugs (genus Ariolimax) are named after their colour, not their taste. As tempting as it sounds, don鈥檛 try to lick...
The scientific name for the Butterfly Pea plant is聽Clitoria ternatea,聽which sounds exactly like what you may be thinking: female genitalia. In fact, its name was inspired by the resemblance of its...
