Culture

Cacti and other plants that thrive in arid landscapes could be the future of biofuels, according to new research.

Grist staff Culture

Who could be planting needles in Canadian potatoes? Those goddamn, water-loving environmentalists are suspected!

Eve Andrews Culture

I’m gay, I’m green, and for the first time in a while, I’m excited.

Ryan Schleeter Culture

There's no better conversation starter than the sick things that women are doing in all the many green spheres that we love.

Madeleine Thomas Culture

The Seattle artist chats about what's really so appealing about shipping containers, and why we need more women in art.

Eve Andrews Culture

Shop more frequently instead.

Eric Holthaus Culture

Trucks are singularly lethal vehicles when it comes to accidents with pedestrians and cyclists. But there's a way to make them less deadly.

Heather Smith Culture

In the new season of "True Detective," the city of Los Angeles is as dirty and soulless as its flawed protagonists.

Eve Andrews Culture

Forget Kanye West -- the Tibetan leader rocked a panel on climate change to discuss environmental responsibility and Pope Francis' encyclical.

Ana Sofia Knauf Culture

What to do with old Barbies, Lego bricks, and other plastic toys? Umbra sorts through the disposal dilemmas represented by the toybox.

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