Grist List
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This marmot wants to make out with you because of climate change
Featuring steamy lines from "nature's pickup artists."
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California cemeteries dig deep to save water
Amid ongoing drought, cemeteries turn to grass alternatives to conserve water.
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What to do with an old bus? Turn it into a shower for San Francisco’s homeless
A new program in San Francisco provides mobile showers to the homeless by retrofitting old buses.
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Thanks to drought, panning for gold is gaining popularity in California
There's a new mini Gold Rush as rivers are drying up and prospectors are moving in.
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U.S. bikeshares have killed a shocking number of people
Roughly 23 million bikeshare rides have been taken since 2007, but no one has died and accident rates are low, according to experts.
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Ants will save the world! Wait, ants?
Ants might be able to speed up carbon dioxide absorption in rocks. Is this a viable way to fight global warming?
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Rather than killing sharks, this town moves them away from human-infested waters
Recife, Brazil, has taken a shockingly non-hysterical approach to reducing shark attacks. Fly fishers everywhere call it catch-and-release.
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This new app may help design bike lanes in Germany
A free app traces cyclists’ routes as they ride onto a single map, intended to help city planners create new bike paths where they're needed most.
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Harvesting energy from our eyelids? Don’t worry, it’s just art
An industrial designer and artist dreams up a line of devices that could pull energy from the human body.
