Identical twins

Have you wondered about the differences between your twins? It turns out that science just proved that identical twins are not genetic clones after all. Extra! Extra! Read all about it! This just in! Identical twins are actually not exactly the same at the DNA level. But seriously, many of us didn't actually know that. […]

Around 0.3% of babies are born a twin following an embryo split. But why does a fertilized egg split to create identical twins? Some scientific theories...

Photographer Peter Zelewski has spent the last couple of years exploring the special world of identical twins, questioning not only the incredible bond between them, but also what makes them different from each other as their unique personalities shine through.

London-based photographer Peter Zelewski trawled his hometown in search of mesmerizing twins for his extraordinary photo project ‘Alike but not Alike’.

Identical quadruplets Preana, Audreana, Natalie, and Melody Khamsa during an interview on June 11, 2007

We all know they're super cute, but there may be some things you don't know about identical twins. As a mom of identical twins I am repeatedly asked many of the same questions, and often people are about the difference between identical and fraternal twins.

One of my biggest twin fears was being able to tell them apart. I think this is pretty normal. Here is how to tell your identical twins apart.

Photographer Martin Schoeller traveled to the annual "Twins Days Festival" in Twinsburg, Ohio to photograph pairs of identical twins in his trademark

There are two types of twins, Identical and Fraternal that are the most commonly recognized. However, seven others are less common, such as Half-Identical, Mirror Image, Mixed Chromosome, Superfecundation, Superfetation, Conjoined, and Parasitic.