This “ski lift for cyclists” helps you get up hills
Mar 19, 2014, 12:00 pm By hrichmond
Not every cyclist has monster thighs or an electric bike (or access to switchbacks, for that…White House gets geeky on climate problem
Mar 19, 2014, 11:03 am By John Upton
Pete Souza / White House“According to this, Florida is fucked.” To see how the world is changing…Bill Maher says you aren’t an environmentalist unless you care about overpopulation
Mar 19, 2014, 10:28 am By hrichmond
OK, so the green movement needs to get away from the words “environment,” “earth,” and…This bike glows in the dark when headlights hit it
Mar 19, 2014, 9:40 am By hrichmond
Aside from stringing your bike and entire body in flashing holiday lights, it’s hard to find an…Please, scientists: Tell us how you really feel about climate change
Mar 19, 2014, 6:58 am By Greg Hanscom
The apocalypse is always usefully cast into the future — unless you happen to live in Mauritius,…San Francisco’s Castro district is putting in rainbow crosswalks
Mar 18, 2014, 4:58 pm By jesszimmerman
Here’s something to literally brighten your day: The Castro, a district of San Francisco that is…Scientists tell Americans: This climate change thing really is a big deal
Mar 18, 2014, 4:44 pm By John Upton
One of the world’s largest and most influential science organizations is launching a new campaign…Climate change could bring ancient moss back to life
Mar 18, 2014, 3:20 pm By John Upton
Peter BoelenSampling frozen moss in Antarctica. The germs of microscopic jungles lay frozen at the…Designer furnishes an entire room with trash
Mar 18, 2014, 3:05 pm By hrichmond
“In an increasingly deskilled society,” wrote the sociologist Richard Sennett, “’making’…Finally, a way to actually make your office a comfortable temperature
Mar 18, 2014, 1:19 pm By hrichmond
Finally you can do something about the frigid temperatures at work other than whine and pretend a…Two-thirds of Republicans think the media exaggerates climate change
Mar 18, 2014, 12:51 pm By John Upton
ShutterstockDo they at least believe in recycling? Major media outlets in the U.S. are doing a…This tandem bike shrinks to a solo one for after you’ve been dumped
Mar 18, 2014, 11:54 am By hrichmond
GizmagBefore your breakup. Calfee Design makes some pretty sweet bamboo bikes, but now they’re…Turn your poop into charcoal and cook with it!
Mar 18, 2014, 10:38 am By hrichmond
Turds may LOOK like little lumps of charcoal, but, in one of nature’s cruelest tragedies, you…Pat Robertson: God caused a power outage to punk politicians who care about climate change
Mar 18, 2014, 9:35 am By hrichmond
Can you believe those Democratic senators, staying up all night to chat about something as frivolous…Grist’s looking for the next class of fellows
Mar 18, 2014, 6:20 am By Grist Staff
Are you an early-career journalist, storyteller, or multimedia wizard that digs what we do? Then…Sticky green : Can the pot industry make buds with sustainability?
Mar 18, 2014, 6:06 am By acortes2014
The first thing Scott Durkee does when he picks me up at the ferry dock is laugh. “You’re…How seeds could be our saviors — if we save them first
Mar 18, 2014, 6:00 am By Nathanael Johnson
Seeds of TimeThe seed vault “ark” in Svalbard, Norway. The Nobel Peace Prize winner and Irish…Birthday, it’s ya birthday: Fracking technology turns 65 today
Mar 17, 2014, 4:49 pm By andrewseve
Gather round, ladies and gentlemen, for today the technology behind hydraulic fracturing turns 65.…These pictures of spring flowers will melt your frozen heart
Mar 17, 2014, 4:36 pm By Darby Smith
Climate change might have had a hand in the exceptionally cold winter much of the country just…Self-cleaning subway strap could make your commute a little less sickening
Mar 17, 2014, 4:19 pm By jesszimmerman
As I write this, I am coming off of a week-long bout of flu, and since none of my friends will admit…
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