Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

The human family tree just grew another branch! Scientists are calling it Homo luzonensis, and it was discovered in a cave in the Philippines. A 67,000-year-old thigh bone was discovered in the same system of caves back in 2007, which was unexpected because the island was cut off from the mainland during the last Ice...

Times were lean in the 1930s – it was the Depression, and many families struggled to make ends meet and put meals on the table for their little ones. But that doesn’t mean humans believed that taking out their less-than on animals was okay – at least, not according to these 15 posters. Quite the opposite,...

Diet and weight loss is a billion-dollar industry, and there’s a reason for that – most people end up in a cycle of weight-loss and -gain that never ends, sending them back to the hamster wheel over and over again. Or maybe, like personal trainer and nutrition coach Graeme Tomlinson believes, the trouble is that...

Fair warning: if you’re a seafood lover who regularly purchases fish from the store or goes out for sushi, proceed with caution. There are some scientific results below that are, at best, upsetting. At worst? You might vomit in your mouth. It all began when biology professor Dr. Jennifer McDonald was looking for a way...

Wait, though – don’t get your toad-catching gear on just yet, because there’s more you ought to know before milking a toad and toking up. That’s a sentence I never expected to type, but here we are. The psychoactive secretion 5-MeO-DMT oozes from the glands of the Bufo alvarius – the Colorado river toad. The...

If you’re in the market for a job, then you’ll probably want to make sure you have every possible advantage. Reading through these 15 “small” transgressions that can earn you a no instead of a yes is sure to go a long way! Let’s take a look! #15. Don’t Google every question. For phone /...

If you’re someone who harbors a deep love for conspiracy theories and believes we shouldn’t trust anything (or at least, not everything) the government tells us on a daily, well…you might not want to read this post. Because even though on the surface it looks like a simple Twitter conversation between a passenger and Jet...

Nothing gets your day going like a cup of coffee, some Wheaties, and a little workout for your brain, right? If you agree, then there’s no harm in sprinkling these 6 riddles on your cereal! #6. What’s with today, today? #5. Susie’s age #4. Men, women, and children #3. Everyone is staring #2. All the...

Librarians are special people, as anyone who knows or has interacted with them regularly will tell you. I have little kids, so I see my friendly librarians a couple of times a week. We’re basically co-parents. You might have an image in your mind of what a librarian should look or act like, and maybe...

With more and more US states (and other countries) legalizing marijuana for both medicinal and recreational purposes, you might be more than a bit curious about the ways in which it can benefit your body and life. Below are 15 benefits backed up by science, so take a read through (but of course consult a...

Logic is a hard thing to pin down, but you’re going to need to harness yours to solve these 6 tough riddles today! #6. Truth or Lie? #5. What’s the change? #4. Mother’s Day. #3. Sibling rivalry. #2. Cookie problems. #1. Two candles. Continue reading for the answers!

Organ donation and transplantation saves lives – hundreds of thousands of them. My own sister is one of those lives; she received two lungs from a consenting donor and her family four-and-a-half years ago, and, without their selfless gift, two families would have been holding funerals for members gone far too soon instead of one....

Waking up in the morning can be hard for some people – the groaning, the repeated stabbing of the snooze button, the moaning…and actually tossing off the covers and putting your feet on the floor is always the hardest part. If any or all of this describes you, well, difficult mornings may be a thing...

Solving riddles is fun, plus getting them right is bound to put a bit of a spring in your step! If you can get the right answers to these 5 toughies, you deserve to pat your own back. #5. Simple math #4. Married or not #3. A very important date #2. The genie in the...

The Land Down Under can seem mysterious to those who haven’t ventured on the other side of the equator – more so when you consider how Aussies, their country, and their deadly wildlife are portrayed by the media and by Hollywood. Which is to say, we have some questions, Aussies. Won’t you please give us...