Grist List
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Old-timey sunset paintings shed light on pollution’s past
Did you know you can tell how polluted the air is based on the color of the sunset? And you can tell the color of long-ago sunsets from paintings.
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Can I get a Dasani, bro? Not in this national park, you can’t!
Contrary to popular commercial imagery, bears don’t drink out of bottles. But if they did, they'd find it a lot harder to get their paws on some Dasani.
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This pickle chandelier is a delightfully mystifying take on alternative lightbulbs
We’ll say this for the gherkin chandelier: It sounds way tastier than LEDs.
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Golf clubs probably started two California wildfires
Lightweight titanium golf clubs spark when they hit a rock -- and the sparks are hot enough to start a fire.
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See the complete evolution of the bicycle in 60 seconds
The bicycle’s earliest incarnations from the early 1810s don’t look THAT different from what we ride today. It's all the versions in the middle that are weird.
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Scientists figured out how to remove the valuable stuff from your pee
We can collect valuable phosphorus while keeping it out of waterways, and it’s only slightly more complicated than holding a magnet in your toilet bowl.
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This augmented reality bus shelter is both awesome and terrifying
Just about the last thing any weary, precaffeinated morning commuter needs is to think a meteor is smashing into her.
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Watching penguins trip over a rope is really funny for some reason
Penguins trippin’ is just one of the many problems caused by climate change.
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This new contract means the U.S. is finally really getting high-speed rail
Siemens will deliver 32 diesel-electric trains to California, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington as early as 2016.
