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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…

Let's be honest. Most of us have no idea what our liver actually does. We know where the heart is. We know the stomach handles food. We know the brain…

Nobody really knows where curiosity will lead. Sometimes it begins with something small. A conversation with a friend. A post seen on social media. A question that refuses to go…

There is a moment before every learning experience when people quietly wonder if they belong. Am I qualified enough? Will everyone else know more than I do? What if I…