Can drones save the world?
Jan 28, 2015, 6:03 pm By Heather Smith
Back, in the early 2000s, the CIA and the U.S. military poured a lot of money into research on…What if virtual reality is our best chance to save the planet?
Jan 28, 2015, 4:13 pm By Eve Andrews
This weekend, I found myself deeply depressed after attending the Sundance premiere of Racing…London is building Europe’s longest bike superhighway
Jan 28, 2015, 3:36 pm By Liz Core
Something seriously newsworthy is happening in London — and no, it has nothing to do with Lady…New Tesla feature makes passengers lose their minds
Jan 28, 2015, 2:59 pm By Liz CoreLest you think electric cars are exclusively for snoozefest humans, we’d like to introduce you to…Coral reefs are about to crash in a big way
Jan 28, 2015, 2:08 pm By Tom Philpott
Coral reefs cover just 0.1 percent of the ocean floor, but provide habitat to 25 percent of…TV networks now cover climate change, but they’re doing it wrong
Jan 28, 2015, 1:31 pm By Jeremy Schulman
Here’s some good news: According to a new study, the major broadcast news networks are covering…Procrastinators, rejoice: Now you can cook with that old Christmas tree
Jan 28, 2015, 12:44 pm By Gabrielle Langholtz
It’s late January, and many of you may still be willfully ignoring the very dead, very sad…Obama’s Atlantic drilling plan criticized by Democrats
Jan 28, 2015, 11:50 am By Kate Sheppard
WASHINGTON — A group of Senate Democrats from the Northeast is pushing back on the Obama…But seriously, folks — this stand-up economist says Republicans will like his carbon tax
Jan 27, 2015, 6:57 pm By Sam Bliss
Economics has long been nicknamed the dismal science, and climate economics can really pile…How a black kid who grew up in the segregated South became a barefisted biologist
Jan 27, 2015, 6:16 pm By Brentin Mock
The brilliant comedian Hannibal Buress once pointed out that the saying, “I wish I was a fly on a…Seattle to shame residents for throwing away food
Jan 27, 2015, 5:58 pm By Sara Bernard
What up, Seattle! Grist’s beloved hometown is prime real estate for climate refugees; it’s…Utility bosses see change coming, look to clean and distributed energy
Jan 27, 2015, 4:50 pm By David Roberts
If you’ve been reading my stuff for a while, you know that power utilities are super sexy and…Forget foam — now we can grow better takeout containers
Jan 27, 2015, 3:54 pm By Liz Core
We live in a material world, people — synthetic material, that is, with all the attendant mess…We are literally breaking polar bear penises now
Jan 27, 2015, 3:49 pm By Ted Alvarez
Talk about a low blow: In case you weren’t convinced that humans are just the worst, new research…Are extreme blizzards the new normal?
Jan 27, 2015, 2:45 pm By Andrea Thompson
An intense nor’easter is blasting parts of New England with up to three feet of snow, along with…We can’t have resilience without justice
Jan 27, 2015, 8:15 am By Denise Fairchild
This is the second post in a series about resilience. Michael Brown. Eric Garner. Tamir Rice. John…When wine runs dry, these drones have your back
Jan 26, 2015, 8:33 pm By Amelia Urry
There are plenty of reasons to fret about the havoc that climate change will wreak on global food…Tomato bluefin? Eggplant eel? Sushi joins the faux meat trend
Jan 26, 2015, 7:02 pm By Madeleine Thomas
Hate to break it to you again, sushi fanatics, but we’ve practically eaten Atlantic bluefin tuna…19 tweets that explain how we’re stifling electricity innovation
Jan 26, 2015, 6:20 pm By David Roberts
Earlier today I went on a bit of a rant on Twitter about the abysmal state of innovation and…No, GOP hopefuls, the blizzard doesn’t mean climate change is a hoax
Jan 26, 2015, 5:12 pm By Jeremy Schulman
Snow is falling across the Northeast, and millions of people are preparing for a massive blizzard.…
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