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.

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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

Now Every School Can Access a Fancy Plasma Physics Laboratory

Princeton's Plasma Physics Laboratory gives remote access to a plasma physics experiment

Finally, a Social Media App That Helps You Avoid People You Don’t Want to See

Cloak warns you when people you don't want to see are near

What Does Your Earwax Smell Like?

Your earwax's odor is unique

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The Science of Monday’s Big “Gravitational Wave” Thing Explained in Two Minutes

Big Bang news left you lost? This Minute Physics video might help

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Today’s the Spring Equinox: Here’s What it Looks Like from Space

The changing seasons are very pretty from above

April Showers Bring... a New Record for Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

In Hawaii, atmospheric carbon dioxide has crossed above 400 ppm, and it's expected to stay there for a while

A Haitian woman collects peanuts in 2012.

California's Not the Only Place With a Drought, and Haitians are Faring Much, Much Worse

A string of disasters has made it hard for Haitians to weather the ongoing drought

A fragment of the known Dead Sea Scrolls.

Archaeologists Had Forgotten About Nine of the Dead Sea Scrolls

For the past 60 years, these Dead Sea Scrolls had just been sitting around in a storeroom

A coal train in Wyoming.

Wyoming Students Won't Learn About Climate Change

A move by state legislators may prevent Wyoming from adopting the proposed 'Next Generation Science Standards'

The supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* is at the center of the Milky Way.

We’re About to Watch As a Supermassive Black Hole Tries to Gobble a Gas Cloud

A huge cloud of dust is on a collision course with the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way

Give Rats THC, And Their Kids' Brains Look Different

The progeny of rats that were exposed to marijuana show some differences

Fire crews respond to the Deepwater Horizon explosion.

New Deal Lets BP Back Into the Gulf

A deal lets BP bid on new leases in the Gulf, and resume selling oil to the U.S. government

Topographic map of the U.S. and Canada.

What’s the Flattest-Looking State in the U.S.?

How things are, and how things look, aren't always the same thing

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Cookie Monster’s First Name Is Sid, And Other Icon’s “Real” Names

Many fictional characters have full names, even if you never hear them

Coming Soon, a College Degree in Coffee

The University of California, Davis, has launched a coffee research center, and hopes to offer college degrees in coffee

There May Be a Second Massive Ocean Deep Beneath the Surface

Chemically bonded to minerals in the transition zone, Earth's mantle may be rather wet

Let Us Introduce You to a Tiny Arctic Tyrannosaurs

Nanuqsaurus hoglund lived above the Arctic circle

Maybe sometimes it would be nice if your stuff would just stay where you put it. Just for a minute? Please?

Astronauts Are Really Sick of Houston, And Other Insights Gleaned From Spacefarer’s Diaries

Life in space is amazing and wonderful and beautiful and awesome, but sometimes it's also really, really annoying

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Male Peacocks Make Fake Sex Noises to Seem More Attractive Than They Are

Faking a noise usually reserved for sex makes male peacocks more attractive

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