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Superpowered squirrel has subzero body temperature for eight months of the year
Would you like to watch a hibernating squirrel wake up from deep freeze? We think you would.
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GOP could reach out to cities, if not for the elephant in the room
Harvard economist Ed Glaeser argues that Republicans should mend fences with American cities -- and that city folk are natural GOPers. Dude clearly doesn’t know many city folk.
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Dolphins have been acting really nice lately and we’re scared
Perhaps we've been too hasty in trashing dolphins. Or perhaps something weird is going on.
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We kinda never want to get on the subway again after reading this horror story
D.C.'s WMATA did when it left hundreds of passengers stranded underground for hours after a track fire stopped service.
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Newly discovered bacterium poops gold
Everybody run out and get some Delftia acidovorans, so you can add to the emergency stash of precious metal that you keep under your basement stairs!
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Barriers to Distributed Renewable Energy [slideshow]
The following presentation by ILSR Senior Researcher John Farrell examines the five major barriers to the expansion of community-based and conventional distributed renewable energy. The barriers range from the challenge of raising capital to forming a legal structure that allows for local ownership and for access to tax incentives. It also examines the uphill struggle against utility […]
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Gigantic, beautiful sand drawings take hours to make and minutes to start washing away
Tony Plant's sand drawings are meant to be "left to nature and passersby."
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy and bicycling: How do we build a coalition for bike justice?
Lessons from the great civil rights leader on building human infrastructure to connect our divided communities.
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Featured Friend: Jeff I.
Each month, we showcase one of our beloved Friends with Benefits — folks who have donated to support our work. Want to take your relationship with Grist to the next level? Just donate any amount to join the fun. Jeff I. “Here’s a picture with me and my oldest boy and best friend. I support Grist because […]
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Pacific Northwest paying high price for carbon emissions
It is ironic that despite relatively progressive clean energy policies the West Coast is paying an unusually high price for global carbon emissions. Ocean water off the Pacific coast has absorbed so much carbon that it is becoming acidic enough to melt the shells of sea creatures. Our national and global addiction to fossil fuel […]
