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Climate change could bring ancient moss back to life
Scientists were able to revive moss that had been frozen beneath Antarctic ice for 1,500 years, suggesting that as the poles heat up, moss might come creeping back.
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Designer furnishes an entire room with trash
"It's a way to fight the idea that we're supposed to throw things away or produce more and more stuff that won't last," says Paulo Goldstein.
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Finally, a way to actually make your office a comfortable temperature
Here's a way better solution than your bossiest coworker constantly getting up to fiddle with the thermostat.
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Two-thirds of Republicans think the media exaggerates climate change
On the other hand, nearly half of Democrats believe the seriousness of climate change is actually underestimated by news outlets.
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This tandem bike shrinks to a solo one for after you’ve been dumped
Calfee Design makes some pretty sweet bamboo bikes, but now it's even anticipating your change in Facebook relationship status.
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Turn your poop into charcoal and cook with it!
This solar-powered toilet, intended for developing countries without robust water access, turns waste into fuel. Then we turn it back into poop jokes.
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Pat Robertson: God caused a power outage to punk politicians who care about climate change
Harry Reid, Barbara Boxer, and others at the Senate all-nighter about climate change got a prank for the ages when the guy in the sky sent them a brief power outage.
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Grist is looking for the next class of fellows
Are you an early-career journalist, storyteller, or multimedia wizard who digs what we do? Then Grist wants you! We are now accepting applications for the next class of the Grist Fellowship Program.
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Can the pot industry make buds with sustainability?
Washington's legal marijuana boom could be a carbon bust. Some enterprising growers on Vashon Island hope to change that.
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How seeds could be our saviors — if we save them first
A new documentary underscores how many different problems seed diversity could solve for us. But first we have to stop casually losing varieties.
