I had the opportunity to watch a live donor kidney transplant ā 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 āheteropaternal superfecundation,ā and itās super cool. āHeteropaternalā signifies...
The name for āpineappleā 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 āappleā...
Slugs, in all their slimy glory, arenāt usually associated with food. But banana slugs (genus Ariolimax) are named after their colour, not their taste. As tempting as it sounds, donāt try to lick...
The scientific name for the Butterfly Pea plant isĀ Clitoria ternatea,Ā which sounds exactly like what you may be thinking: female genitalia. In fact, its name was inspired by the resemblance of its...
