Articles by Grist staff

A Cure for What Whales Ya

Five major food firms dump shares in whaling operator The Gorton’s fisherman is going cold turkey on whale meat. Five major food companies, including Japanese seafood giant Nissui — the owner of Gorton’s — announced that they are ending support for Japanese whaling by dumping their one-third share in Kyodo Senpaku, the largest operator of […]

Up the Arsenic

Chicken with arsenic a daily part of American diet You may be getting a significant dose of poison with your Chick’n Stix. Arsenic is a U.S. government-sanctioned supplement to chicken feed — it’s used to kill parasites and promote growth — despite being a known carcinogen and being implicated in other illnesses. Although the average […]

Mad About Peru

Take a photo journey to the far reaches of Peru Have we mentioned we’re giving away a trip to Peru? We are! Check it out. But first check out a gorgeous collection of Peruvian photos by Gary Braasch, a globe-trotting, conservation-minded photog. Today he takes us to the Amazon, the Andes, Machu Picchu, and other […]

Waddle They Do Now?

Global warming also affects — noooooooo! — penguins Need a new weapon in your arsenal against global-warming skeptics? Try baby penguin fuzzy-wuzziness. According to a new study, penguins and other Antarctic seabirds are nesting and laying eggs later than they did half a century ago, and scientists blame … the usual culprit. In eastern Antarctica, […]