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Cool Stuff Daily covers the most interesting and coolest stories in the world of science, progress, life-hacks, memes, exciting art, and hope. This is the antidote to depressing headlines. Smart stuff in podcast form. Cool news, as a service.

Hosted by Zach Morris.

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  • September 1 · 8 min

    Honey Bees Could Be Tiny Environmental Warning Systems

    Honey bees can warn us when an ecosystem is in trouble Honey bees can serve as sentinels for environmental health Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 28 · 8 min

    NASA’s New Cosmic Super-Scanner Is Ready to Launch

    NASA is about to launch a powerful new eye on the universe Ohio State helps NASA mission lift off to scan the cosmos Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 27 · 8 min

    Can Eating Less Help Us Age Better?

    Scientists may have found a shortcut to calorie restriction’s anti-aging benefits Cutting Calories to Slow Aging—Without Compromising Health Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 26 · 6 min

    Are You an iPhone Brain or an Android Brain?

    Is Smartphone Preference a Left or Right Brain Thing? Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 25 · 7 min

    The Ghostly River of Stars That Could Reveal Dark Matter

    A ghostly ribbon of stars reveals hidden dark matter Astronomers Discover a Ghostly River of Stars That Could Reveal Dark Matter Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 24 · 6 min

    Dolphins Are Listening to Their Dinner

    Dolphins hunt with sound, but their prey may be listening back Snooping robot reveals how dolphins use sound to hunt and socialize Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 20 · 6 min

    Tomato Golden Hour

    Tomatoes beat drought by using water at just the right time How tomato 'golden hour' research could help crops survive heat waves and drought Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 19 · 7 min

    Two Planes. One Flight Number. One VERY Alert Air Traffic Controller.

    Quick Thinking Air Traffic Controller Caught Mistake and Prevented Possible ‘Disastrous’ Incident in Phoenix Air traffic controller catches two planes with same call sign, averting disaster Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 18 · 8 min

    Starlink Gets a Science Upgrade

    Scientists turn Starlink into a giant scanner for Earth’s upper atmosphere Starlink Satellites Could Help Scientists Reveal New Details About Earth’s Upper Atmosphere Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 17 · 7 min

    The Creek That Supercharged Young Salmon

    California Creek Restoration Helps Young Salmon Grow Twice as Fast—And Doubles Their Survival Rate Can Habitat Restoration Help Salmon Recover? Prairie Creek Offers Clues Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 14 · 8 min

    The Space Vest That Could Protect Astronauts From Solar Storms

    A vest tested on the Artemis I mission blocked some radiation exposure Radiation-shielding vest aced Artemis I lunar test, could protect astronauts on moon and Mars missions Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 13 · 9 min

    The Manatee Rescue That Took a Village

    Fishing Guide Dials 911 for Entangled Manatee, Leading to Rescue While Calf Watches In Georgia, rescuers free manatee entangled in crab-pot line in first documented case Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 12 · 8 min

    Superintelligence for Everyone? Zuckerberg’s Big AI Bet

    Mark Zuckerberg Makes the Case for Superintelligence for Everyone Zuckerberg pushes ‘superintelligent’ AI for all as Meta drops open-source model Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 11 · 7 min

    Full-Fat Dairy Strikes Back

    Cheese Lovers Unite: The Benefits of Full-Fat Dairy Documented in Study Without Cholesterol Rise or Weight Gain For decades, we were told to choose low-fat dairy. New research says otherwise Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 10 · 7 min

    The Booze Battle Just Got More Complicated

    Wine, beer, or spirits? Massive study finds a surprising health divide Wine vs. Beer vs. Spirits: Which Drink Is Linked to the Lowest Health Risk? Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 7 · 6 min

    The Secret Traffic Cops of the Forest? Meet the Pumas

    Pumas are making roads safer as deer collisions drop 76% Pumas are saving human lives in Washington State. Camera-trap footage reveals how Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 6 · 6 min

    Mars Just Revealed One of Its Strangest Landscapes Yet

    Mars Rover Discovers Mysterious Field of Honeycomb Textures on Red Planet: ‘Took Our Breath Away’ NASA’s Curiosity rover finds a mysterious honeycomb landscape on Mars Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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