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Buttercup squash and maple syrup tart [Recipe]
This healthy, savory pastry makes an easy autumn treat. And the video of the process is lovely, too!
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Important study: People eat fattening foods when they know they’re gonna die anyway
I bet you’ve been going around thinking that death row prisoners choosing their last meals usually make do with a salad and a stick of sugarless gum. Well, science is here to rescue you, poor benighted soul, with a definitive study finding: People prefer final meals with a lot of calories. The researchers analyzed the […]
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Farewell, summer from hell
NASA paints a portrait of an awful summer in the middle of what will likely be the hottest year in history. So enjoy fall -- winter's going to suck, too.
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Baby elephant is as cute as its name is unpronounceable
This new baby elephant is cute as hell, and its name contains a letter that doesn't exist in English or probably any of the other languages you know.
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Quiz: How many climate deniers could you fight off?
If climate-change skeptics came at you with slime, mud, and threatening letters, how many could you beat up? Take our quiz to find out.
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Philadelphia’s Katherine Gajewski is turning a gritty city green
Philadelphia's sustainability director talks about overflowing sewers, making climate change a central part of city government, and her city’s lovely bones.
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John Kerry on why we need fossil fuels (for now) and climate action (for real!)
John Kerry talks to Grist about the difficulty of climate solutions, the unfortunate necessity of oil and gas, and the vacuity of Mitt Romney.
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Five lessons on activism from a coal miner’s daughter
Teri Blanton has become a leader in the fight against mountaintop-removal coal mining. Along the way, she's learned lessons that any activist could benefit from.
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The latest GMO study raises more questions than it answers
Recent science linking tumors in rats to GMOs and pesticide exposure has come under fire from the scientific community. Isn't that all the more reason to study the issue further?
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A man, a plan, a pipeline: The tycoon guiding Romney on energy
Reuters takes a detailed look at the politics of Harold Hamm -- meaning the politics of Mitt Romney.
