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.

A replica of Sputnik 1 at the National Air and Space Museum.

Even During the Cold War, Russian and U.S. Rocket Scientists Were Friends, But Now They're No Longer Talking

U.S. and Soviet scientists worked together throughout the Cold War, but now, because of Crimea, those ties are being cut

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There Are Too Many Pink Salmon in the Pacific

Pink salmon populations are booming, at the expense of other species

Snow in the Sierra Nevadas, January 18, 2014.

California’s Snowpack is 68 Percent Below Normal, Threatening Another Dry Summer

California's snowpack is running low, a bad sign for a state plagued by drought

The projected tsunami propagation for last night's Chile earthquake.

It Is Now Technically Possible to Stop an Earthquake

Scientists have devised a way to reflect seismic waves

"An illustration showing various ways that a water well (center) may become infected by typhoid fever bacteria."

Science Rewrites the Death of America’s Shortest-Serving President

William Henry Harrison may have died of typhoid fever

Charles Rowell: The celebrated pedestrian, c. 1879.

America’s Favorite Sport Used to Be… Competitive Walking

Pedestrianism was popular in the late 19th century

Colorful archaea grow in in ponds.

How a Single Act of Evolution Nearly Wiped Out All Life on Earth

A single gene transfer event may have caused the Great Dying

George Washington Liked Ice Cream So Much He Bought Ice Cream-Making Equipment for the Capital

Washington used to serve ice cream to guests at the capital

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It Once Took Tens of Thousands of Men to Recover an Astronaut from Landing

Splashdown support teams were absolutely massive

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There Are Hundreds of Examples of Mind-Controlling Parasites

Parasites that hijack other creatures' minds are not at all rare

Chimpanzees Have Bromances, Too

Male chimps can forge long-lasting friendships

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Astronomers Just Discovered an Asteroid With Rings

They aren't supposed to be there, but...there they are.

The newly discovered 2012 VP113, in red, and Sedna, in orange, orbit far from the Sun. The four pink bands are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The blue dots are Pluto and the rest of the Kuiper belt.

There’s Another Dwarf Planet Out Past Pluto, And Maybe a Giant, Rocky One Too

2012 VP113 expands what we know about the odd region of the solar system known as the inner Oort cloud

An artist's rendition of the ExoMars rover and its drill.

The Mars Curiosity Rover Is Getting a Buddy

The European Space Agency's ExoMars rover should launch in 2018

One small chunk of one small slice of one portion of the absolutely massive photo of the Milky Way captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope.

This 6 GB Photo of the Milky Way Is As Stunning As It Is Massive

Over the past 10 years the Spitzer Space Telescope captured this gorgeous infrared panorama of the Milky Way

Air Pollution Contributes to One in Eight Deaths

The World Health Organization says air pollution is the leading environmental hazard

New Plan Could Limit NSA's Collection of Phone Data

The agency would need a FISA court order to obtain more limited data from phone companies

Bitcoin's Rules Might Reward Self-Interest a Little Too Much

If bitcoin's rules aren't rewritten, the cryptocurrency could be in trouble

Some families have a high net worth, but not a lot of cash to ride out bumps.

A Third of All Americans Live Paycheck-to-Paycheck

A report identifies the "wealthy hand-to-mouth," people with a high net value but little to no cash

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Globally, Deaths From War And Murder Are in Decline

The world is getting safer, even if it doesn't necessarily feel like it

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