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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You Know You Want To Snoop Around Marilyn Monroe’s Secret FBI File

Freshly un-redacted FBI files paint Monroe as a bit of a communist

Seared Atlantic salmon with sturgeon caviar, braised leeks and pureed potato.

Genetically Modified Salmon Should Be Headed to a Plate Near You

Designed to bulk up twice as fast as a regular fish, Frankenfish should get FDA approval soon

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What Did Dinosaur Taste Like?

And which would be the most delicious?

This box turtle is very disappointed in your flagrant disregard for turtlekind.

It’s Not Safe for Turtles to Cross the Road, Humans Make Sure of That

Some motorists go out of their way to hit turtles that are trying to cross the road

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The Amazing Things You Can Build With a $25 Computer

Computer-powered everything is coming from the creative endeavors of computer and electronics hobbyists—the ones who tinker just to see if it can be done

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This Christmas Tune Was Written By An Astronaut And Recorded in Space

Listen to the first song written specifically to be performed in space

Barrels of fuel encased in snow at the Lake Ellsworth drilling site.

Antarctica’s Subglacial Lake Ellsworth Will Keep Its Secrets For Now

After a decade of planning, and two weeks in the field, the Lake Ellsworth drilling program was cancelled for the year

Machias Seal Island is home to a population of Atlantic Puffins.

Canada And the United States Are Bickering Over Ownership of a Tiny Island

A tiny island with little more than a lighthouse and some puffins is the center of a border disagreement

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Cosmic Sans: a New Font Space Geeks Will Love to Hate

Merging iconic space imagery with everyone's (least) favorite font

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An Edible White House, and the Long History of Gingerbread

The history of gingerbread starts as early as the 11th century

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Snowflakes May Have Different Designs, But They Always Have Six Sides

The chemistry of water gives rise to the intricate beauty of snowflakes

New research suggests that most Arctic mammals may actually benefit from climate change. Arctic specialists like the Arctic fox, however, may not do quite so well.

Most Arctic Animals Should Deal With Climate Change Just Fine

New research suggests that most Arctic mammals will actually be helped, not hurt, by climate change

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With Commercial Spaceflight Just Around the Corner, Are You Healthy Enough to Fly?

The price of a ride to space is dropping, but is your body ready?

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North Korea Made Its First Video Game: Pyongyang Racer

Drive around and take in the sights of a virtual Pyongyang-style city

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Coconut Shell Contraption Turns Your Bicycle Into a Monty Python Skit

This bicycle-mounted coconut holder lets you pretend you're riding a horse

How Will Life on Earth Survive the Actual Apocalypse?

What will life be like for the last holdouts during the actual end of the world?

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This New Rocket Engine Has a Fuel Tornado Inside

A new fuel-mixing technology could drive down the cost of spaceflight

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The Dead Sea Scrolls Just Went Digital

Written between 200 BC and the middle of the first century AD, the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered again 1947

In Vigil for Newtown Victims, Video Gamers Will Put Down Their Weapons

On Friday, December 21st, a day of cease fire for online shooters

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Prolonged Drought Could Shut Down Shipping on the Mighty Mississippi

This time last year the Mississippi around St. Louis was 20 feet deeper

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