Fairy tales are full of inter-species hybrids. Centaurs, sphinxes, mermaids, griffins – how many Harry Potter plots depend on these unlikely anatomical mix and matches? Real-life hybrids sound like just as much fantastical fun. Their names are slangy portmanteaus that give just enough of description to push our imaginations into action. Zebroid. Liger. Aprium. Pluot. […]
Is Durian Heaty? What Science Says
Recently Rob and I were sitting at a durian stall, contentedly licking our fingers after a pretty epic durian meal. We were feeling satiated and content, but the ladies who’d watched us eat were worried. They pursed their lips, shook their heads, and thrust durian shells full of water at us. “They’re worried about you […]
