Grist List
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SeaWorld is working on inventing killer whale treadmills
Free Willy's gonna do some laps.
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These sea sponges look just like a Muppet
It's a case of life imitating art -- at least if Sesame Street counts as art.
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This website lets people buy their neighbors’ leftovers
Greek website Cookisto is linking up people who cook enough to feed an army with those who can't cook enough to feed themselves.
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These amazing photos will change the way you look at water
“While trying to accommodate the growing needs of an expanding, and very thirsty civilization, we are reshaping the Earth in colossal ways," says photographer Edward Burtynsky.
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Keystone XL could crush endangered fox cubs in their own dens
Also, make pallid sturgeon go extinct.
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This cardboard stool could be the last seating you ever buy
This eco-friendly, recyclable, chemical-free invention could be the last stool your bum ever rests on.
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The week in GIFs: Smelly farts and smelly air
Maybe just don't breathe for a while.
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Wish Katy Perry sang about insects? You’re in luck
"Baby, You're an Arthropod" is a zany, surprisingly catchy tune from zoologist Lucas Miller.
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A plague of hornets in China is killing people and eating bees
Thanks to climate change, massive numbers of thumb-sized hornets have been rolling through Shaanxi Province, and they could be coming to your area next.
