In Iceland, People Help Baby Puffins By Throwing Them Off Cliffs

Around this time of year, volunteers on the Westman Islands, off Iceland's southern coast, are on puffling patrol, trying to help lost baby puffins get to sea by tossing them off cliffs. As one does.

By |2024-12-02T10:13:39-05:00September 26, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

A Wristband Can Help Keep Firefighters Healthy

Firefighting is dangerous work, in part because of the exposure to dangerous chemicals. Researchers are learning more about those exposures thanks to a simple silicone wristband.

By |2024-12-02T08:18:29-05:00June 7, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

The County Fair That’s Moving To Minecraft This Year

While county and state fairs are canceled for 2020, the 4-H group In Morris County, New Jersey, has found a way to bring the fair experience online, as a virtual fair inside the game Minecraft.

By |2024-12-12T21:33:52-05:00July 16, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , , |
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