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 ...

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 ...

Sarah and Aimee Charlwood from Brisbane, Australia, are identical twins. They didn't spend a day apart from when they were born until they were 16 years old. Eerie coincidences happen to them, but ...

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 ...

Twins may often make you imagine two babies with the exact physical features, such as eyes, smile, and even voice. However, this is not the case with every twin, as some look totally different from ...

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 ...