Grist List
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Cows make more milk when listening to R.E.M.
Slow jams boosted milk output by 3 percent -- and here's your suggested bovine mixtape.
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America could have been a nation of hippopotamus eaters
One booster apparently tried to influence reporters by feeding them hippo jerky.
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Russia could build a train that would connect New York to Paris
This would probably be a rail line that carried more oil than people.
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Finnish reindeer now have glowing antlers to protect them from cars
Finnish reindeer actually belong to reindeer herders, who'd like to keep them alive.
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This little green laser could save bicyclists’ lives
The Blaze Laserlight could help drivers realize a cyclist is in their blind spot. Sweet!
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Pharrell is making jeans out of recycled ocean plastic
Think there's any chance customers won't get a plastic shopping bag to carry their reycled plastic duds in?
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Watch a guy rescue stranded deer with a hovercraft
Last year, we watched someone blow a stranded deer to safety with the wind from a helicopter. This year, there's a more hands-on approach.
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Scientists can now spy on whales from space
Triumph of technology or space voyeurism?
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These endangered animals want to help you set the mood with their sexy mating calls
Here are all the weird noises animals use to say "I love you" to each other.
