Robots Are Learning to Say “Excuse Me”

Forget Robot Vacuums—The Future Might Be Robot Pets

Pet Robots Edge Closer to Reality [https://www.technewsworld.com/story/pet-robots-edge-closer-to-reality-180340.html] Roomba Inventor Now Wants You to Own an AI Robot Pet [https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/former-roomba-inventor-familiar-ai-robot-pet/] Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

When Mosquitoes Start Liking Bug Spray: The Strange New DEET Discovery

Can DEET attract mosquitoes? A lab study offers clues [https://www.sciencenews.org/article/deet-repellent-attract-mosquitoe-spray] Mosquitoes can become attracted to insect repellant, study suggests [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/28/deet-mosquito-spray-attract-insects-study-malaria-zika] Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Real Pirates of the Caribbean Just Surfaced From the Deep

Shipwrecks from the Age of the Real ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Found–and Filmed–for the First Time [https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/shipwrecks-linked-to-the-caribbeans-infamous-age-of-piracy-found-and-filmed-for-the-first-time/] First shipwrecks linked to real pirates of the Caribbean found in Bahamas [https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/first-shipwrecks-linked-to-real-pirates-of-the-caribbean-found-in-bahamas] Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Moon Base, Moon Buggies & Flying Robots: NASA’s Giant Lunar Neighborhood Is Starting to Take Shape

NASA's Moon base starts taking shape with rovers, landers, and drones [https://www.earth.com/news/nasas-moon-base-starts-taking-shape-with-rovers-landers-and-drones/] NASA lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones at the top of the list [NASA%20lays%20out%20moon%20base%20plans%20with%20landers,%20buggies%20and%20drones%20at%20the%20top%20of%20the%20list] Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Bee-Nath the Cemetery: New York's Secret City of 5.5 Million Underground Pollinators

A New York Cemetery Was Hiding Over 5 Million Burrowing Bees, One of the World’s Largest Concentrations [https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-new-york-cemetery-was-hiding-over-5-million-burrowing-bees-one-of-the-worlds-largest-concentrations/] A New York cemetery was hiding 5.5 million bees underground [https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260527023218.htm] Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]