Grist List
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Weird, perplexing bacteria discovered in buried Antarctic lake
A mysterious new microbe has been found in Antarctica's Lake Vostok. It is less than 86 percent like anything we've ever seen before.
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3D printing adds ‘skull making’ to its seemingly endless list of uses
They can 3D print skulls now. It was just a matter of time.
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Watch a guy melt coins and burn concrete with nothing but concentrated sunlight
If you've got any doubts that the sun packs enough of a wallop to provide us with adequate power, this "solar scorcher" will explode them.
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TweetFarts lets you find out how much carbon your dumb Twitter hashtag is generating
Everything you do on Twitter produces carbon emissions. Is that enough to shame people out of participating in dumbass hashtags? If only.
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British Customs discovers 30 million cigarettes masquerading as wind turbine parts
Some sneaky people tried to smuggle some cigarettes into the U.K. by telling customs officials they were wind turbines. Customs Officials, 1, Sneaky People, 0.
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Hubble discovers Space Invader near distant galaxy
Keep working on that global warming thing, but we may soon have bigger problems on our hands.
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Mr. Eco is our favorite environmental rap superhero
Consider his latest, "Recycle Robot," in which he encourages his team of EcoHeroes to do the right thing.
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Switching to LEDs could help eliminate food waste
When you put food near heat, it spoils more quickly.
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‘Breakfast beer’ is part of this complete, worryingly alcoholic breakfast
The beer tastes like grapefruit and multigrain cereal. At least it’s not trying to taste like Lucky Charms.
