Scientists take a page from super cows and engineer double-bacon hogs
Tue 6:46pm By Nathanael Johnson
We’ve had super cows for a long time — hulking dreadnoughts of rippling muscle, created when…Airlines are investing in biofuels. How’s that shaking out?
Tue 6:31pm By Nathanael Johnson
Flying on an airplane is one of the most carbon-intensive things you can do. Whenever I calculate my…How buying in bulk actually wastes food
Tue 4:20pm By Eric Holthaus
This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…London will try to beat traffic and air pollution with this new electric bus
Tue 4:00pm By Ana Sofia Knauf
Brits, rejoice! London’s iconic double-decker buses could get a new green makeover. On Monday,…China, Brazil, and the U.S. all unveil new climate goals
Tue 3:20pm By John Light
Three of the world’s biggest polluters — China, Brazil, and the U.S. — all announced new…These ocean trash shoes aren’t even ugly!
Tue 1:49pm By Grist staff
They are knitted from enormous plastic gill nets left drifting at the bottom of the ocean … and…Trucks kill bicyclists all the time. This tool could change that
Tue 1:25pm By Heather Smith
Trucks are the killingest vehicles out there. They make up a disproportionately small percentage of…“True Detective” makes us wonder: Is Los Angeles totally unloveable?
Jun 29, 2015, 7:58 pm By Eve AndrewsIn this installment of Green Screen, we highlight the greenest parts of your favorite TV guilty…You should be excited about this SCOTUS decision, too
Jun 29, 2015, 7:01 pm By Sara Bernard
Amid big huzzahs for the Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage last week, there was another,…GM wheat trial fails, but science wins anyway
Jun 29, 2015, 4:50 pm By Nathanael Johnson
Five years ago, scientists at Rothamsted Research in England began breeding wheat that could be…The Dalai Lama calls for swift climate action and pals around with Patti Smith
Jun 29, 2015, 4:14 pm By Ana Sofia KnaufGlastonbury music festival-goers got one hell of a treat this past weekend – and I’m not just…Humans really are unprecedented in Earth’s geological history — and that’s a bad thing
Jun 29, 2015, 3:40 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
There’s no doubt that a) humans have messed up the planet big time and b) our ability to…Do we really need to spend money on social science?
Jun 29, 2015, 2:56 pm By Amelia Urry
When it comes to budgeting out a pittance to cover a range of activities, I probably should be an…The Supreme Court just punched a hole in Obama’s plan to clean up power plants
Jun 29, 2015, 1:20 pm By John Light
The Obama administration has had a pretty good week at the Supreme Court, but that changed this…Here’s the real thing killing bees: Us
Jun 29, 2015, 12:38 pm By Nathanael Johnson
I hear all the time that bees are vanishing — but are they really? The apocalyptic tenor of the…How should I get rid of old Barbies and Legos?
Jun 29, 2015, 6:02 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. My parents have decided to take the plunge and move into a smaller house for their upcoming…Here’s the only explainer on California drought you need
Jun 27, 2015, 8:08 am By Abrahm Lustgarten
Why do I keep hearing about the California drought, if it’s the Colorado River that we’re…Feeling guilty about the climate? Confess, sinner!
Jun 26, 2015, 8:00 pm By Amelia Urry
You know the feeling of Climate Guilt: When you know what you’re about to do (or, more likely,…“The Last Survivors” is drought’s worst-case-scenario — and it looks pretty bad
Jun 26, 2015, 7:50 pm By Eve AndrewsWelcome back to Green Screen, where Grist writers free their inner film buffs to talk movies,…Does shame have a place in the climate fight? Jennifer Jacquet thinks so
Jun 26, 2015, 7:34 pm By Amelia Urry
Jennifer Jacquet thinks we all need more shame in our lives. At least, that‘s the premise of her…
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