Grist List
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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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Beautifully imagined maps show fictional cities and their transit systems
The imaginary metropolises on Ian Silva's imaginary islands have better public transit systems than most real cities.
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Stephen Colbert thinks we should frack children’s brains
Sure, fracking companies could impose gag orders on children, but that won't change their thoughts. We need to drill into their brains for that.
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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.
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Free app helps you give your leftovers to someone who needs them
Leftover Swap can help your doggie bag find a new, loving home.
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Journalist discovers that eating the world’s grossest burger will make you puke
Lean in for the heroic, harrowing tale of a young Vice writer who ate an entire ONE BITE of a monstrous burger before giving up.
