Colin Schultz

Colin Schultz

 

Colin Schultz is a freelance science writer and editor based in Toronto, Canada. He blogs for Smart News and contributes to the American Geophysical Union. He has a B.Sc. in physical science and philosophy, and a M.A. in journalism.

Astronaut Charles "Pete" Conrad sets up the American flag on the Moon during Apollo 12 on November 19, 1969.

How NASA Censored Dirty-Mouthed Astronauts

NASA really didn't want astronauts swearing on air

Yum.

Butter And Olive Oil Prices Spike

The world is about to become much less tasty

The world's first large scale offshore wind farm in Denmark. The 80 turbine installation was completed in December 2002.

America's Offshore Wind Production Is About to Go Big

A new federal land lease will open the door to a surge in offshore wind development

The Space Station Just Got an Experimental ISSpresso Machine

Mmm, space coffee

A Coptic depiction of Christ and of Abbot Mena dating to around the same time as the recently translated book of rituals.

An Ancient Egyptian Spellbook Has Been Translated

It's like the researchers have never seen a horror movie

Look How 30 Years of Automation Changed How Crayons Are Made

"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" showed how people made crayons. Today, crayon-making is a robot's job

Syrian Kurds flee Kobane as Islamic State forces approach.

ISIS Is Making Its Own Currency

It's the latest step in the insurgent group's attempt to forge a new state

Playing With Smartphones Isn't Going to Damage Toddlers

Tablets and TVs can be both good and bad for your child

Liver cells infected with Ebola

First Ever Experimental Drug Trials on Ebola Patients to Begin Next Month

Three potential Ebola drugs are being fast tracked to trials in west Africa

A scanning electron micrograph of Escherichia coli, one of the most common species of gut bacteria.

More Evidence That There's a Connection Between a Person's Gut Bacteria And Brain

Bacteria can affect your brain, but it's still too early to do much with the information

Separatist forces walk the streets of Donetsk, Ukraine on November 8th.

Russian Tanks And Troops Are Pouring Into Ukraine, Says NATO

Unmarked troops and equipment have traveled from Russia to Ukraine

What Do Glaciers Say When They Sing?

Glaciers make some curious sounds

Chinese President Xi Jinping in a meeting with President Obama a few years ago

China's Climate Promises: Necessary, But Not Sufficient

The new U.S. and Chinese climate goals are important, but they're not enough to stop the problem

First introduced in 1961, the B-52 is still an important part of the U.S. Air Force's fleet. Retrofitting some to let them carry and launch drones could give these flying fortresses even more utility.

DARPA Wants Flying Drone Carriers

Retrofitting big bombers into drone carriers could make Cold War tech more useful for modern warfare

Tomorrow, a Man-made Spacecraft Will Land On a Comet for the First Time, Ever

The action starts bright and early

19th Century Concern Trolling: Chess Is “a Mere Amusement of a Very Inferior Character”

The writers of Scientific American had some not nice things to say about chess

George Washington's only complete set of dentures, made out of lead, human teeth, cow teeth and elephant ivory.  

George Washington Didn’t Have Wooden Teeth—They Were Ivory

Washington's teeth were made of a lot of things, but not wood

Newspaper headlines in New York, where people react to the news that Osama bin Laden was killed in a raid in Pakistan.

The Navy SEAL Who Says He Shot Bin Laden Goes Public

Robert O'Neill says he is the SEAL who killed bin Laden

The Foolproof Way to Fix a Wobbly Table

Solving life's challenges one at a time—with math!

Atari cartridges and packaging recovered from the Alamogordo landfill are shown off on April 26, 2014.

Atari Games That No One Wanted Now Selling for $500 a Pop

No one wanted Atari's E.T. in 1982, but they want it now

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