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Goodbye for now
Starting Labor Day, I'll be taking a year off from Grist, blogging, tweeting, and the entire internet. Here's why.
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How to make medicinal wine out of children’s poo
Usually we’re all for reusing waste, but this might be beyond even our limit.
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If you’re a mathematician, ocean vortices and black holes look exactly the same
Any garbage, oil, or water that goes into the vortex is trapped there.
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NIH budget cuts force professor to euthanize his genetically modified rabbits
Sit tight -- this story's depressingness level is slightly reduced by a Buffy the Vampire Slayer reference!
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Climate change is making your apples taste different
You can add “Back in my day, apples were actually crisp and tart” to your tales of walking uphill both ways barefoot in a snowstorm.
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Ask Umbra: Can I keep bugs at bay without a spray?
A reader wonders about newfangled mosquito-repelling stickers and bracelets. Umbra does more than scratch the surface.
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16 of your favorite things that climate change is totally screwing up
From surfing to the Tour de France to sweaters, here are 16 great things that global warming is going to ruin.
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This week in GIFs: Whining, deception, and downright stupidity
Oh lordy. BP throws a temper tantrum, Rush Limbaugh spews BS, and a 12-year-old got rich. Shoot me.
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Decapitated snake bites itself (warning: it’s kinda creepy)
From the “don’t mess with nature because it will kill you twice” files.
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Turn your empty beer bottles into reusable glassware using string and lighter fluid
Try it and let us know how it goes! Assuming you've still got internet after burning down your house.
