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.

By Absorbing Smells From Its Food, This Fish Gets Scent Camouflage

The harlequin filefish is a master of camoufalge

The town of Portelo, in the shadow of the Pico do Fogo volcano, is now all but gone.

A Volcano on Cape Verde Is Wiping Out Whole Towns

An eruption at the Pico do Fogo volcano has forced 1,200 people to evacuate

You're not fooling anyone, vegan sausage.

Most Vegetarians Lapse After Only a Year

The vast majority of vegetarians return to eating meat

U.S. President Barack Obama participates in an "Hour of Code" event with middle-school students including Adrianna Mitchell in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House in Washington, D.C.

The First Piece of Code Written by an American President

The President participated in an introductory coding workshop as part of Computer Science Education Week

California's Ongoing Drought Is Its Worst in 1,200 Years

Tree ring records unveil the severity of California's drought

Someone Walked Off With a Picasso From a Miami Beach Art Festival

An $85,000 silver plate went missing late last week

An illustration of the marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on February 10, 1840.

Queen Victoria Dreamed Up the White Wedding Dress in 1840

For most people, wearing a white wedding dress wasn't really a thing until the 1950s

It’s Possible to See Exoplanets Without Schmancy Equipment

A cheap DSLR and some light computer processing can unveil far off exoplanets

Creep Through Albert Einstein’s Love Letters

The Digital Einstein archive offers a look into the great physicist's writings

A hippopotamus named Linda takes her calf Reginald for a swim in a pool at Whipsnade Zoo. England, 1954.

Let Wildlife Recordings From the 1930s Take You Back to Nature

Hear African wildlife from the 1930s with the British Library's nature sound archives

The Orion capsule idles on the pad atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket just minutes after the launch was canceled.

A Wayward Boat And Other Disruptions Delay Test of NASA's Newest Spaceship

Orion's quest for space will have to wait until tomorrow

A natural gas storage tank at the Cenex oil refinery in Montana.

The Fracking Boom Could Burn Out Decades Before It's Supposed To

Overenthusiastic shale gas estimates may be setting the world up for a fracking crash

A still under construction Orion space capsule at the Michoud Assembly Facility in 2012.

Welcome to the Next Era of NASA Spaceflight...to Mars

NASA's long-distance crew capsule, Orion, will get its first test flight tomorrow

Most College Students Don’t Graduate on Time

The vast majority of students take more than 4 years to earn a bachelor's degree

Galapagos sea lions laze on the beach.

A Major Galapagos Conservation Foundation Is Running Out of Cash

A fight over selling souvenirs on the Galapagos is threatening conservation efforts

Do Social Media Death Threats Count as Real Threats Or Just as Venting?

The Supreme Court is weighting the complex issue of free speech online

New Amsterdam, Now New York, on the Island of Manhattan by Johannes Vinckeboons

New Amsterdam's First Laws: Drink Less, Fight Less

New Amsterdam was controlled by the Dutch from 1624 to 1664

Why Do Families Move for Men's, But Not Women's, Careers?

Men choose jobs that are less flexible in location

Computers Write Novels Faster Than You Do

Silicon chips don't suffer writer's block

A 15-Minute Test to Diagnose Ebola Is Going Into Use in West Africa

Speeding up detection would help everyone get where they need to be

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