Grist List
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These exterminators want you to have a tasty, free lunch — of bugs
If you are used to restaurants and pest companies trying to keep bugs OUT of the kitchen, this may be confusing.
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Wave energy finally gets its day in the water off the Oregon coast
Reader be warned: While this story may seem swell, it is full -- not just half full, but FULL -- of watery clichés.
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“Protected bike lanes safer, better,” says science. “Duh,” says rest of us.
Study finds that cyclists feel safer when bike lanes are separated from car traffic. Study’s parents consider study underachiever, wish study was more like its sister Human Genome Project.
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Don’t worry about that collapsing ice shelf — just book your beach week in Arizona
According to a new study, the Antarctic ice shelf has melted before. One recent episode happened to coincide with a mass extinction and a 50-foot rise in sea level, but no biggie, right?
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Americans underestimate storms with women’s names, die in droves
A recent study found that we just don’t take lady storms seriously. As a result, they walk all over us.
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Those cheap Chinese solar panels have a dirty little secret
Turns out that if you power your solar cell factories with dirty coal plants, it kinda defeats the purpose.
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France surrenders to practicality, pays people to bike
French commuters will rack up approximately 55 cents per mile on the way to and from work.
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Newly discovered (and already endangered) cavefish has an anus near its head
How’s that for putting the ick in ichthyology?
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This pedal-powered wienermobile puts the joy in your morning commute
The velomobile is fast enough to keep up with traffic, and bonus, it's shaped like a big yellow penis.
