Grist List
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Millipedes are natural insect repellant — and natural hallucinogens
Unlike many invasive creatures, yellow-banded millipedes don't seem to be causing too many problems.
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Google just spent $3 billion on smart thermostats
We've long been fans of the company Nest, and it turns out Google is, too.
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Tree disease is threatening orange juice
Despite millions in funding, scientists still have no clue how to stop the incurable bacterial infection plaguing citrus trees. YIKES.
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New trend: Spell out your wedding proposal by biking around the city
This guy biked 18 miles around hilly San Francisco to spell out "Marry me, Emily?" (She said yes.)
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This chart makes it painfully obvious that climate deniers are ridiculous
Only ONE of the 9,137 authors of peer-reviewed climate change articles rejected anthropogenic global warming.
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Canadian town is using beet juice to de-ice the roads
This is even weirder than clearing roads with cheese brine, like they do in Wisconsin -- or anyway, it smells better.
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These windmills are so tiny, you could fit 10 of them on a grain of rice
Just wave your hand, and the movement in the air sends them spinning.
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Specimens of an “extinct” shark species found at a fish market
It's so not-extinct that it shows up fairly regularly at fish markets across the Middle East.
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Get a hot, sustainable burrito in a gas station vending machine
If Chipotle and Red Box made steamy burrito love, Burrito Box is the likely result.
