Parasites are one of those things that most people do not really want to think about. The idea that something can live inside the human body, feed from us and…

Have you ever wondered why your blood group is different from someone else's? You may be O positive. Someone else may be A positive. Another person may be B negative,…

If someone asked you what blood does, you would probably say it carries oxygen around the body. And that is correct. But that is only part of what your blood…

Last week, I spent almost ten minutes looking for my glasses. I checked the living room. The kitchen. My bedroom. Even the fridge. Don't ask. Eventually, my neighbour looked at…

I was in a taxi a few weeks ago when a little boy asked his mum a question. "Mummy... why is the moon following us?" Then she tried to explain…

If I had one new note of two hundred naira for every time I've heard someone say, "Ah... that's just dopamine." As if, (TINUBUUUUUU!!!!!!) I'd probably be writing this from…

There are some words we hear so often that we forget to ask what they actually mean. Cancer is one of them. We've all heard the word. We've seen the…

Poor bacteria. Honestly, they've got one of the worst reputations on Earth. Say the word bacteria out loud and watch what happens. People immediately start thinking about dirty hands, food…

I need to ask an important question. Who else grew up believing that the moment somebody felt hot, it automatically meant malaria? Because in my house, that was basically the…