Episodes

Oct. 29, 2025

Cool Stuff Daily

Cool Stuff Ride Home returns in November with a new name and a sharper focus. Cool Stuff Daily will run every Monday through Friday and focus on one feature story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...
Oct. 4, 2025

Say What? Ant Queen Produces Offspring of Two Different Species + The Deadly Second Strike of Black Mamba Venom

Ant Queen Breaks the Rules of Biology by Producing Male Offspring That Are a Different Species Black Mamba Venom Has a Deadly Hidden Second Strike Contact the Show: coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices....
Sept. 26, 2025

Heading Back to the Moon, Our Quasi-Moon, & Mice and Flies Come Back to Earth

We are heading to space - the moon to be exact…and I mean that quite literally. Also, the quasi-moon that has been with us since the 50s and the spacecraft that returned to Earth full of mice and flies. NASA Confirms First Cr...
Sept. 18, 2025

Our Feline Friends May Hold Clues to Fighting Dementia + The Benefits of ADHD (yes, we said benefits)

Elderly cats with dementia may hold clues for Alzheimer’s People with ADHD may have an underappreciated advantage: Hypercuriosity Contact the Show: coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....
Sept. 15, 2025

Recycled Glass To Assist in Tempering Hurricane Destruction, A Cold to Combat Covid & One Freaky Wasp

Recycled glass could help fend off coastal erosion A cold today helps keep the COVID away A Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists uncover an ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its prey Contact the Show: coolstuffcommute...
Sept. 12, 2025

A New Approach To Generalized Anxiety Disorder + We Were Wrong About Why Ice Is Slippery

A Single LSD Treatment Could Keep Anxiety At Bay for Months The Real Reason Ice is Slippery, Revealed After 200 years Secure your online data by visiting ⁠ ExpressVPN.com/COOL ⁠ to find out how you can get up to four extra mo...
Sept. 11, 2025

How Climate Change Increases Our Sugar Consumption

How Climate Change can cause mankind to consume more sugar and what that sugar does to our bodies. Scientists find a surprising reason why people are eating more sugar | CNN Study finds that in a warming world, Americans eat ...
Sept. 6, 2025

The First Pig Lung Transplant In a Human Has Taken Place + A 'Dinosaur Fish' Rediscovered in Ireland

Gene-edited pig lung transplanted into a brain-dead patient for first time Fisherman stunned after catching massive 'dinosaur fish' thought to be extinct: 'I nearly fell over' Contact the Show: coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Lear...
Sept. 5, 2025

Caffeine: The Pros, Cons and Ideal Amount + Earth's Seasons Are Out of Sync (Why and What Are the Implications?)

Secure your online data by visiting ⁠ ExpressVPN.com/COOL ⁠ to find out how you can get up to four extra months FREE. How the just right amount of caffeine unlocks lifelong benefits for your body and mind Earth's Seasons Are ...
Sept. 3, 2025

What Could Be Brewing in Saturn's Lakes and Catching Snakes with Robot Rabbits

Saturn’s lakes may be creating primitive cells and how Florida is using robotic bunnies to catch one invasive species. NASA finds Titan’s alien lakes may be creating primitive cells | ScienceDaily Robotic bunnies deployed to ...
Sept. 2, 2025

Record Breaking Solar Flight and Satellites Affecting Astronomy

A record breaking flight offers a glimpse of the future of clean aviation and how satellites are affecting Earth's oldest science - Astronomy. A Swiss Pilot Flew a Solar-Electric Aircraft to the Edge of the Stratosphere | ZME...
Sept. 1, 2025

The New "Ice" That Never Melts

The new innovation of "Jelly Ice" that never melts and doesn't hurt the environment. Reusable 'jelly ice' keeps things cold—without meltwater | Phys.org 'Jelly Ice' Inspired by Tofu Never Melts | Gizmodo Contact the show - co...
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 ...