WebEcoist | Archived Articles for November, 2009

The World's Most Absurdly Oversized Food

From a 12,600-calorie gummi bear to a burger that weighs more than a grown man, here are 15 record-breaking food items of ridiculous proportions.

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Cool Animal Research: 5 Weird Medical Breakthroughs

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.

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5 Sensational Recent Advances in Alternative Energy

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

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Trashy Times: Where Do Recycled Gadgets Really Go?

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

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Holiday Hack: Marvelous & Massive Megawatt Displays

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.

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Slime Stew, Anyone? Giant Snails Battle Malnutrition

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.

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Frigid Farewells: 10 Vanishing Tropical Glaciers

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.

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Crazy for a Cause: 14 Bizarre Green Protests

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.

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DIY Ecology: 4 Ways To Engineer A New Earth

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

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Animal Prosthetics: Uplifting Stories of Rehabilitation

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

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32 Stunning and Spectacular Sea Arches

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.

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ReBurbia: Designers Take on Rethinking Suburbia

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.

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Shore Beauty: The World's 10 Most Amazing Beaches

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!

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Surreal Science: 10 Sensational New Discoveries

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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Language of Love: Unique Animal Mating Habits

From the love songs of the Mexican free-tailed bat to the dangerous, seductive dance of redback spiders, the language of love is loud and clear in the animal world.

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