Grist List
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One benefit to this horrible cold snap: It could be killing invasive insects
Trees all over America have been granted a reprieve.
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Climate change has an unlikely foe: The humble mushroom
EEM fungi team up with plants to capture carbon in the soil.
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Protesters are super-gluing themselves to fracking sites now
One protester, a British 21-year-old, dressed up like Where's Waldo and glued herself to a gate.
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Rush Limbaugh says liberals invented the polar vortex
That Rush. Always good for a laugh. A sad, annoyed, eye-rolly laugh.
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It’s so cold, people are grilling their beer
We get that super-loyal sports fans are still tailgating, but maybe use a little common sense with your sub-zero snacking?
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This cafe charges you 5 cents a minute to hang out, but everything else is free
It's like a co-working space where you pay per minute rather than per month.
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Australian eucalyptus tree is totally a gold digger
It has been drawing up gold from the ground and accumulating the metal in its leaves.
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An Icelandic brewer is making beer out of whales, and it’s grosser than you even imagine
The whale product used is "whale meal," which is sort of like the pink slime of whale meat.
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Jon Stewart’s balls get angry when you say cold weather disproves climate change
And you wouldn't like Jon Stewart's balls when they're angry.
