/oss/taxonomy/term/6416/all en /oss/article/health-and-nutrition-you-asked/no-need-avoid-dairy-when-youre-sick <hr /> <p> <em>This article was first published in</em> <a href="https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/the-fact-and-fiction-of-physiological-phenomena-volume-i/" target="_blank" title="‌"><em>The Skeptical Inquirer.</em></a></p> Fri, 18 Aug 2023 16:00:52 +0000 Ada McVean M.Sc. 9601 at /oss /oss/article/student-contributors-environment-did-you-know/licking-banana-slug-will-make-your-tongue-go-numb <p>Slugs, in all their slimy glory, aren’t usually associated with food. But banana slugs (genus <i>Ariolimax</i>) are named after their colour, not their taste. As tempting as it sounds, don’t try to lick one, because the slime secreted by these gastropods is an anaesthetic!</p> Thu, 25 Aug 2022 18:25:55 +0000 Haleh Cohn 9212 at /oss