Articles

Here’s what it looks like to get charged by an elephant

If, for whatever reason, you're in this situation: Don't run.

Sarah Laskow Culture

Golden Rice: Fool’s gold or golden opportunity?

Sure, Big Ag might use the controversial genetically engineered rice as a stalking horse -- but if it's able to help save hundreds of thousands of lives, maybe it deserves a chance.

Nathanael Johnson Technology

Superstorm Sandy washed away half of Fire Island’s sand

New York's Fire Island lost more than half of its shoreline sand and sand dunes to the mega-hurricane, leaving the tourist mecca vulnerable to further storm surges.

John Upton Climate & Energy

“Slow biking” is the newest movement against mindless speed

If you'd choose bells and baskets over speed and spandex, slow biking is for you.

Holly Richmond Culture

Hunter shoots the first endangered wolf seen in Kentucky in 150 years

This is sort of an object lesson in why "hey, I don't recognize that thing, better shoot it" is not the most adaptive outlook on life.

Holly Richmond Culture

Reign of tarragon: How to start an herb share with neighbors

Is there a package of leftover herbs rotting in your fridge? The Greenie Pig, Grist's green-living pioneer, has the solution.

Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan Culture

Take a virtual flight through Yosemite’s fire zone

This Google Earth tour shows you where the blaze is burning --- and what's at stake.

Brett Brownell & Maggie Severns Climate & Energy

Fukushima keeps on leaking, Japan keeps on issuing confusing explanations

More than 300 tons of highly radioactive water leaked from the crippled nuclear power plant last week. So what else is new?

John Upton Technology

Australia has been invaded by giant feral cats

Australia is fighting the smart giant cats in the only way it knows how: with SMART GIANT DOGS.

Jess Zimmerman Culture

U.S. government paid $17 billion for weather-withered crops last year

A lot of that expense could have been avoided if the Federal Crop Insurance Program encouraged farmers to use conservation-oriented techniques, says NRDC.