Throughout its lifetime, tuberculosis (or TB) has gone by many names. The ancient Greeks called it 鈥減hthisis鈥�. In the 1700s, it was 鈥渢he white plague鈥�. And in the 1800s, it was 鈥渃onsumption鈥� 鈥�...
When I moved to Montreal, it took me a while to get oriented. After a few weeks of constantly checking Google Maps, I developed a mental image of key landmarks and how to navigate between them. I...
In schoolyards worldwide, the phrase 鈥測ou run like a girl鈥� is often used as an insult. We are used to seeing male athletes jump higher, lift heavier weights, and run faster than female athletes due...
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�...
In the first 20 minutes of the movie Sound of Metal, the audience watches a young musician lose his hearing. As the background buzz of car motors, conversation, and birdsong fades to silence, we...
Our social media feeds are filled with buzzwords like anti-inflammatory, detoxifying, or antimicrobial. Chlorophyll water is no exception. There are countless social media posts claiming that...
About two weeks ago, hundreds of runners lined up at Parc Jean Drapeau to run the Montreal 21K race. But beneath neon-coloured running shoes and Nike sports socks, you would be surprised to learn...
RSS