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From using maggots to heal wounds to learning how dogs may predict diabetic attacks, the value of safe animal research is seen in recent medical breakthroughs.

Alternative energy is undergoing many changes and advances every year. These amazing stories about alternative energy have caught our attention recently.

If you thought your recycled electronics were always recycled safely and cleanly, think again. Many end up in toxic, unregulated dumps in developing countries.

Before whipping out the Bah Humbug, stop to smell the gingerbread roses and in childlike wonder watch some the best megawatt holiday displays in America.

You've heard of crime-fighting turtles, but malnutrition-fighting snails? These slimy slinkers could be the key to keeping African families fed and healthy.

Tropical glaciers are retreating on a journey of no return and that's not cool, especially for the plants, animals and people whose lives depend on them.

Some protesters will do anything to call attention to their causes, like skinning and eating a cat or putting a dead whale in the street.

Re-engineering the global ecology to fight climate change, or shifting the planet to a new orbit...hey, what could possibly go wrong?

From artificial turtle flippers to replacement dolphin tails, animal prosthetics aim to save injured animals and help them regain as much functionality.

Whether you worked hard today or can't seem to find work, let's take a break from the stress. Get ready for your journey to see 32 stunning and spectacular sea arches.

These days people are moving out of the suburbs and back into the cities. So what happens to suburbia? These designers have some environmentally friendly ideas.

Life's a beach, but not just any beach will do. These 10 amazing beaches showcase the most beautiful sandy shores ever to rock your world!

Telepathy helmets, spray-on solar cells and seeing through a tooth: they may seem unlikely or even impossible, but these are real recent scientific discoveries.

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