Grist List
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Best (or worst?) bike thief ever returns stolen bike with money for a new lock
With the ten dollars, plus some additional funds, the bike owner bought a U-lock.
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Robot sea turtles could help keep the ocean safe and clean
Scientists are developing a mechanical sea turtle that can patrol the oceans.
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Oh good, now you can get festive pumpkin pie- and peppermint-flavored Pringles
The world's premier "potato slurry pressed into a saddle shape" company is debuting three festive and extremely nasty holiday flavors.
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Nearby ‘super-Earth’ planet is made of diamonds
Exoplanet 55 Cancri e is too hot to live on, but other than that it's the sweetest planet ever. It's eight times the mass of Earth and at least a third of that is diamond.
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Hungry guy tries to set squirrel on fire, ends up torching apartment building
Guy tries to cook squirrel with propane torch; squirrel lights his whole building on fire. Seems more than fair.
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Sea otter that survived the Exxon Valdez spill dies at 23
She was the second to last otter survivor of the Exxon Valdez spill.
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This guy is so good at recycling he can turn trash into masterpieces
Bernard Pras, a French artist, uses discarded materials to recreate iconic images.
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Gorgeous, crazy-fast Australian train would go over 500 miles in two hours
Australia has plans to make a new really fast train. It's also really sexy. We wonder if we could get Paul Hogan to make out with us on it.
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Rachael Ray is opening a food truck for dogs
To comment on this breaking news, we have brought in our Dog Food Correspondent, Lucy Bump.
