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This week, our roundup of badass women in the news also includes a marine scientist building a coral sperm bank and a Detroit public schools worker.

Madeleine Thomas Culture

These maps present America as a predictable, confusing, frightening, and utterly fascinating mess. We call her Mavis.

Suzanne Jacobs Culture

A UC Davis researcher, working with citizen scientists, has been tracking flattened animals. Here's what they've learned.

Liz Core Cities

Leap has only one route, wood paneling, and iced coffee for $5. It might also make you queasy. Is this the future of commuting?

Heather Smith Cities

The group intends to show that climate-denying Republican candidates are under the thumbs of major donors like the Koch Brothers.

Kate Sheppard Politics

A North Carolina minister just slammed his state's energy monopoly for trying to turn poor people and people of color against solar power.

Brentin Mock Climate & Energy

But state agencies are ignoring the evidence, and it could cost them.

Tim McDonnell Cities

It is with great sadness but also no small degree of pride that we are writing to share the news that David Roberts will be leaving Team Grist.

Chip Giller Politics

A former NASA engineer launched a new startup that would use drones to plant 1 billion trees a year.

Liz Core Climate & Energy

Don't believe the media hype. Paul is right in line with his party on this one.

Ben Adler Politics

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