Grist List
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Awesome art installation lets you control the weather
The "Rain Room," on display at the Barbican, is a torrential downpour you can walk through without getting wet.
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Sarah Palin is going to tell us how to eat like her
Sarah Palin is writing a diet book. It's about how her family eats lots of crap and manages to stay thin. We want one about how they are trashy and manage to stay famous.
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Animals are just as depressed as you are
Why are animals depressed when they can't have any idea that their lives suck? No one knows. They just are.
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Yet another reason birds are weird: They like to bathe in ants
For you, that might be a flashback to an acid trip. For birds, it’s … well, it almost definitely feels good.
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Is your jack-o’-lantern too interesting? Try these stencils from the Department of Energy
The Department of Energy has templates for a bumper crop of fun, hilarious jack-o'-lanterns: solar panels, wind turbines, and CFL bulbs.
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London wants its own High Line, but underground and with more fungus
The winner of London's search for a High Line analogue is a tunnel full of mushrooms.
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Make your clothes more delicious with buttons made of recycled food
British designer Hoyan Ip wants you to trim your clothes with food-based embellishments that look like a Fruit Roll-Up someone already ate.
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Amazon starts up site for green products, does not claim it will solve the world’s problems
When we're going to buy stuff, we want it to be as planet- and human-friendly as possible. But we don't want to be told to pat ourselves on the back just because we bought something made from bamboo.
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Meet New York Aquarium’s adorable new rescued baby walrus
Baby walrus Mitik is moving to New York, where he'll fit right in, because he has a mustache and likes to head-butt things.
