Exclusive: The Crow Quill Night Owls play the best break-up song
May 14, 2015, 11:00 am By Grist staff
We couldn’t think of a better post-break-up song than “Crying My Blues Away,” a jaunty,…Can I put chopsticks in the compost?
May 14, 2015, 5:07 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. How would you suggest that I dispose of wooden take-out chopsticks and those wood boxes that…Reality TV that doesn’t suck: Watch this family feed 10 kids with an awesome farm
May 13, 2015, 6:57 pm By Liz CoreOn any given week, Brian and Dawn Gotreaux and the 10 children they adopted go through 20 dozen…Texas doesn’t give a damn about your reproductive rights
May 13, 2015, 5:14 pm By Eve Andrews
For National Women’s Health Week, we’ll be highlighting women’s health issues in the United…In search of artificial muscles, scientists have turned to onions
May 13, 2015, 4:44 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
Researchers in Taiwan were trying to build an artificial muscle, when suddenly they realized:…How water woes will mess with food businesses
May 13, 2015, 4:38 pm By Nathanael Johnson
Many food companies are vulnerable to the risks of water scarcity and water pollution, according to…Good news! Climate change could make weed more potent.
May 13, 2015, 3:49 pm By Katie Herzog
This changes everything. The Daily Climate is reporting that rising levels of carbon in the…We spent the last month talking to farmers about food. Here’s what matters
May 13, 2015, 3:09 pm By Darby Minow Smith
I’ve spent the last two months with my head down for Farm Size Matters, our series on agriculture…It’s time to panic. Olives are in big trouble
May 13, 2015, 3:04 pm By Amelia Urry
It’s a hard time to be an olive. After a rash of terrible weather in 2014 and an actual plague of…Chris Christie accepts the reality of climate change — and doesn’t want to do a damn thing about it
May 13, 2015, 2:32 pm By Tim McDonnell
This story is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. New Jersey Gov. Chris…An attorney general, gene-editing biochemist, and a child-free farmer: It’s Woman Crush Wednesday
May 13, 2015, 5:45 am By Madeleine Thomas
Welcome back to Woman Crush Wednesday! ICYMI: It’s also National Women’s Health Week, so make…Dear Vienna: Stop patronizing people who aren’t straight
May 12, 2015, 6:59 pm By Heather Smith
As Reuters reports: Dozens of traffic lights in central Vienna have been programmed to show male or…This weird plant might be the future of Alaskan agriculture
May 12, 2015, 5:59 pm By Amelia Urry
Alaska, the Last Frontier, is not known for its balmy climate or productive agricultural scene. But…Why it’s a bad idea to tax people for every mile they drive
May 12, 2015, 5:16 pm By Ben Adler
The U.S. is struggling to fix its crumbling transportation infrastructure. National highway and…Drought ended the Maya empire. Is California next?
May 12, 2015, 4:36 pm By Amelia Urry
Once upon a time, the Mesoamerican lowlands of Mexico and Guatemala belonged to the classical Maya…Hey, doctors: Women aren’t imagining their health problems
May 12, 2015, 4:33 pm By Ana Sofia Knauf
For National Women’s Health Week, we’ll be highlighting women’s health issues in the United…Predicting the climate is hard. So one scientist wants to cut corners
May 12, 2015, 4:22 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
Computer scientist Krishna Palem says we should make climate models less “exact.” Think of it…Removing antibiotics from food makes a difference, removing GMOs doesn’t
May 12, 2015, 3:58 pm By Nathanael Johnson
A lot of food companies are jumping on the transparency bandwagon. Panera, Chipotle, and Pepsi are…Sorry to harsh your mellow, but that pot isn’t pesticide-free
May 12, 2015, 3:38 pm By Madeleine Thomas
Good news, all you sustainability-minded Coloradans smokin’ the devil’s lettuce: An ongoing…Apple, Facebook, and Google are the greenest tech giants — but they still need to do a lot more
May 12, 2015, 12:59 pm By Ben Adler
“It’s not easy being green” is a tired cliché, but it’s still particularly true if you are…
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