Grist List
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These balding coral reefs got seaweed hairplugs
Until a few decades ago, reefs near Sydney, Australia were covered in brown, sinuous macro-algae called crayweed.
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Gorgeous tiny car from the ‘50s is what all cars should look like in the future
Sure, it doesn't go as fast as cars can, but maybe it goes fast enough.
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Watch volunteers save 46 beached whales
Whales regularly end up stranded on New Zealand's Farewell Spit -- no one knows quite why.
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“Sustainable kidnapping” video is as hilarious and cringe-inducing as you’d expect
There’s even the requisite Michael Pollan joke thrown in.
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These photos of glowing beaches are seriously stunning
Look, it's fluorescent Smurf dandruff!
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Watch the heart-melting cuteness of baby polar bears opening their eyes for the first time
This video of five-week-old cubs opening their eyes for the first time will break your squee-o-meter.
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Male black widows disarm females by wiggling their butts
If one of the Iron Man 2 villains had jiggled their butts, it would’ve definitely confused Scarlett Johansson. (SCIENCE.)
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This surprisingly lovely music is made with only a bike
Much more melodic than the screech of brakes on the way to work, eh?
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This LED billboard is the only way to see the sunrise in smoggy Beijing
The photo looks like something out of Blade Runner.
