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.

SM0313 is the little star right in the center.

This is the Oldest Star We’ve Ever Seen

SM0313 was part of the second wave of star formation

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Take a Lovely Two-Minute Tour of Antarctica From the Air

A brief helicopter trip around Italy's Mario Zucchelli Research Station

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Here's Proof the Bible’s Tales Were Tweaked

Biblical figures were riding around on camels thousands of years before camels were domesticated

The mushroom cloud from the atmospheric detonation of the 11 megaton Castle Romeo nuclear bomb.

For 25 Years, U.S. Special Forces Carried Miniature Nukes on Their Backs

The B-54 Special Atomic Demolition Munition was a nuclear bomb the size of a backpack

ISEE-3 undergoing testing at the Goddard Space Flight Center, November 6, 1976.

This Satellite Just Returned From Circling the Sun, But NASA’s Lost the Ability to Talk to It

The style of transmitters that would let NASA talk to the spacecraft were taken out of commission

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Modern Olympic Athletes Are Bigger, Stronger And Far, Far More Specialized

Over time, Olympians are changing shape to suit their sport

Mars Got Hit By a Meteorite, And Now There's a Picture

Follow up with NASA's high-resolution HiRISE camera captured this dramatic impact crater

A spider monkey hangs out on the back of a capybara, via Animals Sitting on Capybaras

Capybaras Are Basically Nature’s Chairs

The world's largest rodent can't get any respect

Happy 50th Birthday, G.I. Joe

The world's first "action figure" turns 50 this week

Geoffrey Chaucer, the "Father of English Literature," said "ax."

People Have Been Saying "Ax" Instead of "Ask" for 1,200 Years

"Ax" for "ask" isn't wrong, it's just different

Wikipedia Wants to Archive Famous People's Voices

If you have a Wikipedia profile, the Wikipedia Voice Intro Project wants to hear you

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This Terrifying Parasite Bears an Uncanny Resemblance to the Queen in "Aliens"

Phronima hollow out their prey and ride around in their corpse

The Hasselblad EDC, the custom camera designed for use on the Moon.

At Auction: One of the Only Cameras to Ever Make it Back From the Moon

James Irwin's custom Hasselblad was one of the only cameras to make it back from the Moon... or was it?

What Was the Internet Like the Day Facebook Was Born?

The web was already 15 years old. What else were we up to when The Facebook was born?

The Hetch Hetchy reservoir is one of California's crucial reservoirs.

California's Crucial Reservoirs Are Running Low, And That's Even Worse Than It Sounds

An ongoing drought has drained California dry

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It Takes Just Five Seconds to Find Out If You’re a Good Liar

But maybe don't read too much into this test

These people's ears are probably not happy right now.

The People Who Went to the Super Bowl Are Now a Little Bit More Deaf

Major sports games are loud enough to cause permanent hearing loss

You’re Probably Not Working Out Hard Enough to Actually Need that Gatorade

Water is all you need to replenish after a workout

The Great Debate Over Whether 1+2+3+4..+ ∞ = -1/12

Can the sum of all positive integers = -1/12? It can, sort of...

In the Animal Kingdom, Deadbeat Dads Breed Bigger Babies

Female reproductive strategies vary with paternal investment

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