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The Navy is laying off most of its trained spy-dolphins
A few have to stick around and like, look for mines and stuff. Sucks.
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Pasture blazed: How more wildfires could result in less grass-fed meat
As the charbroiled western states cool down for the winter, ranchers are bracing themselves for year-round fire risk. Here's what that means for the meat on our plates.
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Wrecking Thanksgiving: Survey of 18 major environmental organizations finds total ignorance of climate science
Who wants to talk about climate on a holiday, especially Thanksgiving, when the spirit is generous and food inviting? Not me, I don’t generally volunteer to discuss the matter outside of activist circles; who wants to be a wet blanket, especially on a holiday? It is noteworthy, then, that climate was a topic of conversation […]
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Not only can this jellyfish live forever, it has a theme song
The scientist in Japan who's dedicated his life to studying the jellies has found celebrity as the superhero Mr. Immortal Jellyfish Man.
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My grandma, the fracking matriarch
How the author uncovered his secret identity as a would-be oil tycoon.
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Help Grist thwart an evil plan
Would you give just five bucks to bulwark Grist's indispensable green news against a villainous threat?
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Baby lion comes to the office, eats up everyone’s hearts
It is possible I have been working in the wrong offices.
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Looking for antibiotic-resistant bacteria? Try raw pork
A new study by Consumer Reports found pork contaminated with dangerous levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, including high rates of Yersinia.
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Antarctic lake is basically full of aliens
For the last 2,800 years, microbes have been chilling out at 8.6 degrees F in what one scientist describes as "brine 'mush'" that's six times saltier than seawater.
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Senate works to bring dead polar bears into the U.S.
Because if there's one thing America needs to see more of, it's dead polar bears.