Grist List
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Looking for a cleaner way to camp? Sleep in a trash bag
Music-festival slobs can make a mess in their trash-bag tent, then throw the whole thing away. It doesn't reduce the amount of waste, but it reduces the amount that's on the ground.
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Brooklyn police bust rooftop grow operation … of heirloom tomatoes
New York cops pumped for marijuana bust discover: Oh, they're just TOMATO PLANTS.
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Some saint made a funny, depressing blog about NYC’s worst apartments
A blog showcasing New York's shittiest rooms also underscores how hard it is to find decent, affordable housing that isn't a repurposed fridge.
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A scientist made steel without releasing any greenhouse gases
He used moon soil to do it, too.
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Plants have a secret underground communication network
When aphids attack one plant in the network, underground fungus networks let the other plants know.
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Subaru thinks you smell because you take the subway
And the car company is willing to tell you so. While you're on the subway.
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If Bilbo Baggins built a zero-energy hobbit home, this is what it would look like
Modern, hip Bilbo, obviously. He would wear a scarf and Warby Parkers.
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For $35 you can eat a lion-meat taco
Ever wonder what it's like to eat lion rather than vice versa? Taco Fusion will let you find out.
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Cassava was supposed to help us survive climate change, and now it’s dying
Cassava can double for potatoes as a staple crop, and it's less sensitive to heat changes. But now, even this alt-tuber is being snatched away from us.
