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BEYOND LOCAL: Device transmits radio waves with almost no power

BEYOND LOCAL: Device transmits radio waves with almost no power

Two electrical engineers who research wireless systems explain a new ultra-low-power method of communication
BEYOND LOCAL: Ballroom dancing offers benefits to the aging brain

BEYOND LOCAL: Ballroom dancing offers benefits to the aging brain

Social ballroom dancing can improve cognitive functions and reduce brain atrophy in older adults
BEYOND LOCAL: How the Earth’s tilt creates short January days

BEYOND LOCAL: How the Earth’s tilt creates short January days

Atmospheric scientist Deanna Hence explains the weather and climate factors that combine to produce wintry conditions
BEYOND LOCAL: The most expensive medical condition in the world

BEYOND LOCAL: The most expensive medical condition in the world

New research clarifies how Sepsis can lead to cell death
BEYOND LOCAL: Bacteria may be behind rheumatoid arthritis

BEYOND LOCAL: Bacteria may be behind rheumatoid arthritis

Gut bacteria could be behind autoimmune disease
BEYOND LOCAL: Why do hammerhead sharks have hammer-shaped heads?

BEYOND LOCAL: Why do hammerhead sharks have hammer-shaped heads?

Scientists think sharks with hammer-shaped heads have three main advantages
‘Untraditional’ Hanukkah celebrations are full of traditions

‘Untraditional’ Hanukkah celebrations are full of traditions

Jews of color and non-Ashkenazi Jews have been bringing attention to new Hanukkah traditions that celebrate the diversity of Judaism in the U.S.
BEYOND LOCAL: What are mud volcanoes?

BEYOND LOCAL: What are mud volcanoes?

Rice farmers living in Sidoarjo Regency, Indonesia, awoke to a strange sight on May 29, 2006, the ground had ruptured overnight and was spewing out steam
BEYOND LOCAL: Link between fish eyes and mercury exposure found

BEYOND LOCAL: Link between fish eyes and mercury exposure found

Scientists have been working for decades to understand how and when fish accumulate mercury
BEYOND LOCAL: New species of owl discovered, already in danger

BEYOND LOCAL: New species of owl discovered, already in danger

A new species of owl has been discovered on Príncipe Island in central Africa