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BEYOND LOCAL: Here’s why burials are becoming less common

BEYOND LOCAL: Here’s why burials are becoming less common

Environmental concerns are one of the reasons Americans are opting for cremation.
BEYOND LOCAL: James Webb telescope could help find habitable worlds

BEYOND LOCAL: James Webb telescope could help find habitable worlds

The James Webb Space Telescope is the first telescope able to detect chemical signatures from exoplanets, but it is limited in its capabilities.
BEYOND LOCAL: AI innovation can create dangerous products

BEYOND LOCAL: AI innovation can create dangerous products

Companies develop AI to gain an advantage over their competition, but this results in flawed products entering the market
BEYOND LOCAL: The James Webb Space Telescope is changing astronomy

BEYOND LOCAL: The James Webb Space Telescope is changing astronomy

With its six-metre aperture, James Webb is the largest telescope ever launched into space and from its vantage point a million miles from Earth, it is expected to deliver the best, most detailed views of the universe we have ever seen
BEYOND LOCAL: Space agriculture boldly grows food where no one has grown before

BEYOND LOCAL: Space agriculture boldly grows food where no one has grown before

While travelling to the moon and Mars, astronauts will have to grow their own food and those technological advances can help food production on Earth too.
BEYOND LOCAL: Virtual reality can enhance outdoor environmental education

BEYOND LOCAL: Virtual reality can enhance outdoor environmental education

Through virtual reality, students can experience environmental processes that would otherwise be invisible to them
BEYOND LOCAL: Soaring food prices are crushing the poor

BEYOND LOCAL: Soaring food prices are crushing the poor

An estimated 38 million Americans are food insecure, meaning that they have insufficient means to obtain sufficient food.
BEYOND LOCAL: Sci-fi can show the way for future commuters

BEYOND LOCAL: Sci-fi can show the way for future commuters

Future transportation design should address inequality and not exacerbate it
BEYOND LOCAL: Who is caring for the caregivers after a stroke?

BEYOND LOCAL: Who is caring for the caregivers after a stroke?

Caregivers may neglect their own health because they do not have time or energy to care for themselves
BEYOND LOCAL: Air traffic control funding ravaged by pandemic

BEYOND LOCAL: Air traffic control funding ravaged by pandemic

As the airline industry begins recovering from the pandemic, airlines will be expected to pay more for air navigation service