Articles by Grist staff

Baa Baa Baa Bad to the Bone

Levels of radioactivity from the 1986 Chernobyl disaster are likely to remain high in parts of Northern Europe for 100 times longer than originally estimated, according to a report published in the journal Nature. Researchers from Britain and the Netherlands found that the environment is not cleansing itself as fast as expected, particularly in the […]

The Great Ice-Scape

Three gigantic icebergs broke off from the Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica early this month and are now adrift, say scientists at the U.S. National Ice Center. The icebergs have a combined surface area slightly smaller than the state of Connecticut. An unusually high number of icebergs have calved from Antarctica’s Ronne and Ross ice […]

Black-and-Blue Panthers

A coalition of U.S. enviro groups sued three federal agencies yesterday for not adequately protecting the endangered Florida panther from sprawl. The panther appears to be making a comeback, but it is still one of the most endangered animals in the U.S., with a population estimated at 50 to 100. In other news of big […]

Koala-ty, Not Quantity

The U.S. irritated Australia this week by listing the koala bear as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Although wild koalas are found only in Australia, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hopes the listing will raise awareness of their plight as well as prohibit trade in koalas by anyone subject to U.S. laws. […]