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Climate change is messing with gravity again
Antarctic ice is still melting at a gravity-shifting rate. Climate change is really heavy stuff.
Sea lion, fed up with climate change, hits the bar
All jokes about sea lions and Hair of the Dogs aside, starving sea lions landing in Newport bars is really upsetting.
Prepare to pay more for eggs
With domestic output in jeopardy, egg producers are contemplating both foreign supplies and plant-based alternatives.
Nashville is pretty ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ about its giant accidental lake
Even Google Maps recognizes the country music capital's unnatural body of water.
This palm oil company just bulldozed a rainforest
Pressuring a little-known ag corporation is hard, so activists are going after a posh hotel chain that's owned by the same conglomerate.
This map of food cravings across the United States will make you hungry
Jucy Lucys. Chicken cheesesteaks. Banana pudding. What does your state crave the most?
The Tea Party can’t stand this presidential hopeful
Why Lindsey Graham has right-wing activists up in arms.
Finding good bagels outside of New York is impossible, and here’s why
A New York bagel, in all its culinary beauty, is a unique work of art. Watch this video to find out why.
CIA to close a secretive climate change science program
Scientists used the Medea program to study how global warming could worsen conflict. Now that project has come to an end.
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Scientists may have found a solution for space pollution
There's a bunch of junk orbiting Earth, and these scientists want to destroy it using lasers.
The Constitution doesn’t care about your uterus
We're stuck in a hellish tango around the constitutional validity of controlling our uteri.
Oil spill returns to its ancestral waters near Santa Barbara
Here's a short list of ways the spill could lead to serious legislative change.
Can cities, businesses, and other new climate actors help bridge the emissions gap?
The U.N. Climate Summit last year elicited dozens of action plans, and some of them could make a real difference, new research finds.
Should I cut down my tree to save water in the drought?
To tree or not to tree, that is the question. Umbra says 'tis nobler to tree. The real question is, what kind?
What’s the most bike-friendly city in the U.S.? Not what you’d guess
Portland? Nope. Seattle? Not even close. Here are your answers, from the brainiacs at Walk Score.
Solar space sails are real, and Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson are stoked
LightSail could offer a low-cost and reliable way to propel small satellites. Plus, it's cool!
Railroad safety fact check: Fires and spills are up despite industry claims
The railroad industry says 2014 was its safest year on record -- but a close look at the numbers isn't going to make you feel very safe.
What do we need to fight climate change? More worms.
A new Yale-led study shows that worms and other soil-dwelling critters could help curb carbon emissions and fight global warming.
Mike Huckabee can’t make up his mind about ethanol
The GOP presidential hopeful has been a vocal supporter of the ethanol industry -- except when he bashes it.
Turns out Osama bin Laden had some strong opinions on climate change
Read what bin Laden had to say about global warming and Pakistan.
This wind turbine has no blades — and that’s why it’s better
The Vortex bladeless turbine uses the wind to vibrate instead of spin. That makes it cheaper, quieter, and more reliable than a bladed turbine.
This woman turned her yard into a farm for an amazing cause
Watch this video for inspirational stories of family, mushroom hunting, and more.
Obama: Climate change poses “immediate risk” to national security
In a commencement address at the Coast Guard Academy, the president told cadets they'll be responding to climate change throughout their careers.
Spin some Fatboy Slim while checking out this retro climate model
Watch one of the first climate models in action.
This Woman Crush Wednesday, don’t be too hard on your bad self
This Woman Crush Wednesday, we have a little reminder for all the ladies out there: You don't have to kill yourself to kill it.
The White House is buzzing with plans to save the bees
The Obama administration just released a 10-year plan to grow monarch butterfly and bee populations.
Styrofoam and recycling explained in less than 4 minutes!
Plus, meet the McDonald's mascot you wish would come back and dethrone Ronald.
Scientists may have found a way to eliminate antibiotic-resistant infections
New gene-editing technologies may take down antibiotic-resistant bacteria once and for all.
The developing world is beating the U.S. at clean energy
Developing countries are poised to lead the world on clean energy investment.
Seattle’s tunneling megamachine is more effed than we thought
Bertha, the tunneling machine drilling beneath downtown, is falling apart.
Look forward to a sweaty future, America, thanks to climate change
There's a lot of bodily moisture in the cards as parts of the U.S. get warmer, and more people choose to move to those parts of the country.
7 reasons why America needs to get tough on smog
Big Oil has launched a multimillion-dollar ad campaign arguing we don't need and can’t afford strong limits on ozone pollution. They're wrong.
I kayaked to Shell and back. Here’s what I learned
The personal met the political in Seattle's Elliott Bay.
Activists blockade Seattle port to protest Shell’s Arctic drilling plans
Protesters left their kayaks behind and took to the streets to prevent workers from reaching Shell's Polar Pioneer rig, which arrived in the city last week.
Need a pick-me-up? We’ll be here (if you help us stay alive)
Here's your chaser to depressing planetary news.
Sneakerheads’ souls crumble as their soles crumble
A common sneaker material doesn't play well with water and oxygen -- i.e. Earth's atmosphere.
Texans are freaking out over this natural gas pipeline — with good reason
The Trans-Pecos pipeline would carry gas from Texas fields down to Mexico, right through the pristine Big Bend region.
Here’s a radical idea: Climate activists need to engage conservatives
When U.S. climate activists talk about diversity, they don't mean political diversity. But to make real progress, we'll need conservatives too.
People of color suffer through extra long commutes
If you're Latino and live in the Twin Cities, you burn more than a month of work time each year just getting to the office, when compared to your white counterparts.
The world is finally buying less Keurig Krap
Keurig Green Mountain -- maker of throwaway coffee pods in myriad tempting flavors -- is in the middle of a sales crisis.
L’Oreal is about to 3D print human skin — because you’re worth it
3D printing human flesh to test cosmetics: Humane, horrifying, or both?
Can the sharing economy get this guy from Seattle to London by bike?
Former Grist fellow Sam Bliss just gave away most of his belongings and set off for the other side of the world. Here's hoping karma is really a thing.
Genetic engineering could make DIY heroin as easy as brewing beer
Disclaimer: This is not the type of homebrew you should bring to a Memorial Day barbecue.
John Oliver lays out everything wrong with our crazy chicken industry
Watch this segment that manages to condense the problems of contract farming and corporate consolidation into 18 hilarious minutes.
Shell knows climate change is real, but it wants to drill in the Arctic anyway
Here's the real story behind Shell’s climate change rhetoric.
What’s the most sustainable wood for my new deck?
Redwood? Pine? That weird plastic stuff? Umbra nails it.
Can these shareholders curb deforestation?
When shareholders in agribiz giant Bunge vote on a policy to curb deforestation, they'll be voting on both sustainability and the bottom line.
Scientists STILL haven’t figured out how to grow money on trees
Dang science. We'll write about it anyway.
How to make coconut quick bread with Key lime curd
A lime curd recipe — and a slew of other citrus-forward ideas — to bring a little bit of sunshine into your kitchen.
You have to see these pictures of Seattle’s kayaking climate protesters
The kayaktivists came out by the hundreds to protest Shell's plans to use Seattle as a staging ground for its Arctic drilling plans.
How shame could help California conserve water
Naming the biggest water wasters would cut down on excess water use. Too bad Californians can't find out who they are.
Your Netflix addiction is screwing the climate
While you binge-watched the first season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix data centers were spewing carbon.
Watch this before you get down to sexy times tonight
This video is a sweet and straightforward guide to sexual consent, and should be shared with everyone you know who has sex.
These scientists are trying to change rice as we know it
An international team is trying to create a more efficient kind of rice. What can coffee beans and cat poop tell us about their work?
While you were worrying about trains, your car was trying to kill you
I had to get from Philadelphia to New York. Sure, Amtrak just wrecked a train. But it's not like the highway is safer.
Kale may be coming to a McDonald’s near you
To help revive declining sales, the fast-food chain is testing a new kale breakfast bowl at locations across southern California.
When it comes to sex dungeons, sharing is caring!
A new company, KinkBnB, is connecting homeowners and kinksters in an AirBnB-like service.
Mad Max: Fury Road may be the Anthropocene at its worst — but it makes for pretty sick cinema
In Mad Max: Fury Road, humanity has done the irrevocable damage it had long been warned about, and now lives out its final days in mayhem.
Google’s self-driving cars will hit California streets this summer
The prototypes will make their debut on public roads in just a couple short months.
These cute kittens rode in a cargo bike from Amsterdam to London
This company features a cat butthole in their logo and that's not even the weirdest thing it's done.
The 4 big climate trends we’re tracking this year
From Paris to pipelines, here's what Grist is paying close attention to -- and how you can help.
Shell says eff you to Seattle
The oil giant is bringing its Arctic drilling rig to the famously green city despite heavy resistance, and Seattle is saying eff you right back.
All eyes are on Seattle as it fights Shell’s dirty Arctic plans
"Kayaktivists" are taking to the water this weekend to protest Shell's decision to moor its Arctic drilling rig at Seattle's port.
6 ways to promote economic equality and climate action at the same time
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and other liberal Democrats have unveiled a new progressive agenda. Here’s how to make it even stronger and greener.
What’s with those melting ice shelves in Antarctica? We explain
First the Larsen A ice shelf crumbled, then the Larsen B. Now scientists are keeping close tabs on Larsen C, which is the size of Scotland.
These 3D maps of coral reefs are totally rad
3D usually sounds like a gimmick, but these 3D maps of coral reefs will actually help track their health.
Scientists will never build a perfect climate model, but that’s OK
These NASA scientists live above Seinfeld's diner and predict the future.
Everyone is beating Whole Foods at its own game
Competing organic lines from other national retailers have caused the powerhouse's profits to plummet.
Is America ready for a vegetarian president?
GOP candidate Ben Carson may be a Tea Party favorite, but his red-state leanings don't extend to red meat.
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