Articles

Flowers are losing species diversity as winters get warmer and drier, according to a new study.

Amelia Urry Climate & Energy

Maybe government can actually act, sometimes. And maybe common sense could become a driving force in our national decision-making.

Nathanael Johnson Politics

There are so many possible explanations for why honeybee populations have been in decline. Here they all are, carefully evaluated.

Nathanael Johnson Technology

A reader asks for alternatives to plasticky, over-packaged dental floss. Umbra sinks her teeth into some answers.

Ask Umbra® Culture

A sting operation checking out if Whole Foods prices are really supposed to be that high found that “every label was inaccurate."

Eve Andrews Technology

Farmers have to go through two security clearances and have their wares sniffed by a K-9 unit before setting up shop.

Grist staff Food

An overdependence on groundwater is costing millions of dollars in damage in the idyllic coastal town.

Nathan Halverson Cities

Hail Satan and our robot overlords, I guess?

Eve Andrews Culture

You know all those other explanations for climate change? A brilliant infographic shows how lame they actually are.

Heather Smith Climate & Energy

This smartbike is set to synch up with your smartphone or smartwatch, making it very appealing to your lazybrain and lazybody.

Ana Sofia Knauf Technology

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