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These Brooklyn hipsters make artisanal vodka that doesn’t taste like Drano
Five guys want you to know they aren't making craft vodka for the fun of it. It's FOR SCIENCE (hic).
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The real reason Kansas is running out of water
A new study finds that a small reduction in farmers' water use could help save Kansas agriculture. But why is it using so much water in the first place?
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Climate change likely to steer away Sandy-like superstorms, study says
Scientists predict stronger storms but say changing air patterns will prevent them from hitting U.S. East Coast.
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David Roberts’ top 20.5 parting insights
Before he signed off for a year-long sabbatical, Grist climate blogger David Roberts shared final words of wisdom on Twitter, collected here for your reading pleasure.
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We can’t blame everything on climate change: Soot melts glaciers too
Why did glaciers in the Alps start melting 40 years before temperatures started to rise? New research blames the air pollution spewed by the Industrial Revolution.
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Cooling Pacific has dampened global warming, research shows
Scientists say changes in tropical waters could be responsible for the recent "pause" in rising temperatures.
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Playing the Energy Lottery
Last year Americans spent $65billion on lottery tickets. In some games, the odds of winning have been compared to the probability of being struck by lightning while sinking a hole-in-one. The average U.S. homeowner spends $600 a year on fire insurance, but the likelihood of ever claiming against that policy is less than 1%. Why […]
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Safety inspectors target oil-hauling trains
U.S. safety officials have launched a Bakken Blitz to keep closer watch on trains carrying fracked oil out of North Dakota.
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Uniting Cascadia: The forest biocarbon connection
The Pacific Northwest possesses a singular regional identity, one of the strongest in North America. A large portion of the population is here by choice, opting to move here or to stay here despite the lure of opportunities elsewhere. But what draws the region together? What are the roots of this identity? Diamond […]
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Levitating train breaks speed record in Japan
Japan is building a maglev train that moves fast -- it just tested at more than 310 miles per hour. But construction is moving slowly.
