Identical, or monozygotic, twins develop from the same fertilized egg that splits into two. These twins are the same sex and share the same genes. Sometimes called paternal twins, identical twins ...

A sweet moment at the airport recently had the internet captivated with 13.7 million views —and for good reason. A mom, her baby, and her husband were waiting at the airport to pick up someone very ...

I never believed in love at first sight until I met my now-husband. I couldn't recognize him from his identical twin brother over the phone. We ended up having fraternal twins, and I got to experience ...

When we think of identical twins, we often imagine mirror images — same face, same smile and perhaps even the same talents. But what surprises many is that these genetic carbon copies can have ...

It makes sense that identical twins would have the exact same DNA, right? Spoiler alert: Not always! Here's why. Identical twins (also called monozygotic or MZ twins) are conceived when a single sperm ...

From Romulus and Remus—the myth of the twin brothers who founded the city of Rome—to the synchronized speech of Australia's "Twinnies" Paula and Brigette Powers, identical siblings have long inspired ...