Episodes

Aug. 25, 2025

What's Better Than Mental Toughness? Science Weighs In + A New Celestial Body Discovered in Our Solar System

'Mental flexibility' is science's best predictor of lasting willpower. Here's how to improve yours NASA's Webb telescope finds a new tiny moon around Uranus - ABC News Uranus may have a 29th moon | Popular Science New Moon Di...
Aug. 23, 2025

The Power of Naps + A Revolutionary New Material from NASA

Does a short nap actually boost your brain? Here’s what the science says 3D-Printable Alloy Can Take the Heat | NASA Spinoff NASA-developed printable metal can withstand extreme temperatures NASA-Developed Printable Metal Can...
Aug. 20, 2025

A Universal Antiviral? + Toothpaste Made w/ One Key Ingredient & A New Earthquake Alarm System in AK?

Some People Are Immune to All Viruses. Scientists Now Want To Replicate This Ability for a Universal Antiviral Scientists want you to use toothpaste made from hair. Here’s why Could this new earthquake system give Alaska 50 s...
Aug. 15, 2025

Laser Weapons No Longer the Stuff of Science Fiction? + A Fascinating Discovery 30,000 Feet Below the Ocean's Surface

Scientists say they cruised the ocean in a deep-sea submersible and came across an undiscovered ecosystem The US Navy Just Tested a Laser Weapon That Could Change Warfare Forever Contact the Show: coolstuffcommute@gmail.com L...
Aug. 13, 2025

Black Holes! The Most Massive Black Hole Merger Ever Detected & The Tiny Spacecraft that may One Day Travel to a Black Hole

Scientists detect most massive black hole merger ever — and it birthed a monster 225 times as massive as the sun This tiny spacecraft could race to a black hole and rewrite physics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...
Aug. 11, 2025

Visions of the Six Million Dollar Man: Bionic Knees Becoming a Reality + Regeneration in Humans? What Can We Learn from Zebrafish?

This Bionic Knee Plugs Into Your Bones and Nerves, and Feels Just Like A Real Body Part Can Zebrafish Help Human Regrow Hearing Cells? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug. 7, 2025

The Past and Future of the Moon

New information on how the moon may have possibly formed and our future plans for our only natural satellite. Nasa to build nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 - US media | BBC NASA wants US to be the first nation to put nucl...
July 31, 2025

New Health Benefits of Owning a Pet and Do Dogs Actually Judge People?

New reports on the benefits of owning a dog…or pets in general and are dogs actually good at judging people? New study reveals surprising benefit of having a dog | The Independent⁠ ⁠Owning a Cat or Dog Could Boost Brain Healt...
July 14, 2025

Reconstructing the Lighthouse of Alexandria, Mars Isn't Round & How Lemurs Can Help Humans with Inflammation

Scientists Discover Mars Isn’t Round Reconstructing the Lighthouse of Alexandria Lemurs age without inflammation—and it could change human health forever Contact the Show: coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad c...
July 10, 2025

Moa Could Return with Help from Peter Jackson

Protect your online privacy TODAY by visiting ⁠⁠ ExpressVPN.com/cool ⁠⁠ and you can get an extra four months FREE. An extinct bird may be coming back thanks to the help of a movie director. Peter Jackson joins Colossal Biosci...
July 9, 2025

The Benefits of Silencing Your Phone and Third Interstellar Object Discovered

Protect your online privacy TODAY by visiting ⁠ ExpressVPN.com/cool ⁠ and you can get an extra four months FREE. How silencing your phone can help with work and your personal life, plus, the third interstellar object ever dis...
July 8, 2025

Virtual Forest Bathing Benefits & Very Plastic Problem Causing Premature Death (Not So Cool)

Protect your online privacy TODAY by visiting ExpressVPN.com/cool and you can get an extra four months FREE. Heart disease deaths worldwide linked to chemical widely used in plastics Multisensory VR forest reboots your brain ...
July 7, 2025

Cough Medicine To Ward Off Dementia? & The Multivitamin Myth

Cough medicine turned brain protector? Ambroxol may slow Parkinson’s dementia ⁠The great multivitamin myth: Why the pills could be harming your immune system⁠ Contact the Show: coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your...
July 4, 2025

Killer Whales Gifting Fish to Humans & The First Commercial Space Station Has Nearly Arrived

Why do killer whales keep handing us fish? Scientists unpack the mystery The first commercial space station is nearly here. And it could change space forever Contact the Show: coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ...
July 1, 2025

The Footprints Rewriting American History & Is Dairy REALLY Causing Your Bad Dreams?

Buried for 23,000 years: These footprints are rewriting American history Is cheese secretly fueling your nightmares? Science weighs in Contact the Show: coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...
June 30, 2025

Can Vagus Nerve Stimulation Legitimately Treat Depression? & A Coastline Restoration Project Gone Wrong

Why protecting your vagus nerve is key to optimal mental health China’s massive coastal restoration project could backfire Contact the Show: coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...
June 28, 2025

We've Finally IMAGED a Planet Outside Our Solar System, Is Africa Splitting Apart? & Robots That Fly Into and Clear Your Sinuses

The James Webb telescope just found a planet by actually ‘seeing’ it A giant pulse beneath Africa could split the continent — and form an ocean Swarms of tiny robots could go up your nose, melt the mucus and clean your sinuse...
June 26, 2025

Printing Houses on Mars, Hydrogen Fuel Production Increase, and Chinese Satellite Competes with Starlink

Researchers create a system to 3-D print houses using fungi and bacteria on Mars without the help of astronauts, a breakthrough that increases the production of hydrogen fuel from solar electricity, and a Chinese satellite th...
June 25, 2025

Plastics in our Agricultural Sites, The Dangers to Recycling Some Plastics & AI's Biological Threat

Thanks to our sponsor, Venice.AI. Get 20% off a pro plan using our link: venice.ai/coolstuff and code coolstuff . Recycled plastic is a toxic cocktail: Over 80 chemicals found in a single pellet AI Could Help You Build a Viru...
June 24, 2025

A Mosquito-Sized Drone, Orcas' Skin-Care Routine & a TikTok Trend You Should NOT be Attempging

China’s New Mosquito Drone Could Probably Slip Through Windows and Spy Undetected Killer whales filmed using tools for the first time – and scientists are stunned 'Your rectum isn't designed for coffee': A very serious doctor...
June 23, 2025

One-Light Day Away and Ultra Rare Blood Type Discovered

The first man-made craft that will reach one-light day away from Earth and the rare blood type that was discovered, which only one person in the world is recorded to have. In November 2026, NASA's Voyager Spacecraft Will Beco...
June 20, 2025

DARPA's Wireless Energy Project and Parker Space Probe's Final Flyby of the Sun

DARPA breaks the record for sending energy wireless...and makes popcorn doing it and the Parker Space Probe made its third and final close approach to the Sun and what we learned from this mission. DARPA program sets distance...
June 16, 2025

Bronze Age Iron Work, Plastic That Dissolves in Water, Profound Brain Health Discovery

A new discovery with Bronze Age treasure - Meteorite Iron used to create items before the iron age, Japanese scientists invent plastic that dissolves in water and a new discovery that could have a profound impact on brain hea...
June 12, 2025

Dehorning Rhinos To Save Them From Poachers, A Wild New Discovery in Egypt & A New Type of LED

Thanks to our sponsor, Venice.AI. Get 20% off a pro plan using our link: venice.ai/coolstuff and code coolstuff . Dehorning Rhinos Looks Brutal But It’s Slashing Poaching Rates by 78 Percent Why Perovskite LEDs Might Soon Rep...