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BEYOND LOCAL: Jupiter’s moons hide giant subsurface oceans

BEYOND LOCAL: Jupiter’s moons hide giant subsurface oceans

Two upcoming missions are sending spacecraft to see if these moons could support life
BEYOND LOCAL: Why more Americans are painting their lawns

BEYOND LOCAL: Why more Americans are painting their lawns

Those living in areas affected by drought are turning to paint to give their grass that perfect green sheen
BEYOND LOCAL: Innies, outies and omphalophobia

BEYOND LOCAL: Innies, outies and omphalophobia

Seven navel-gazing questions about belly buttons answered
BEYOND LOCAL: Little-known facts about the Easter holiday

BEYOND LOCAL: Little-known facts about the Easter holiday

What is the origin of Easter eggs? And other questions
BEYOND LOCAL: Brains also have supply chain issues

BEYOND LOCAL: Brains also have supply chain issues

Blood flows where it can, and neurons must make do with what they get
BEYOND LOCAL: A history of Easter Bunny traditions

BEYOND LOCAL: A history of Easter Bunny traditions

An anthropology professor says that the Easter Bunny has ties to ancient civilization, European witch folklore and Paganism
BEYOND LOCAL: Lack of native seeds slowing land restoration

BEYOND LOCAL: Lack of native seeds slowing land restoration

Planting native plant seeds crucial for tackling climate change and extinctions
BEYOND LOCAL: Finland and the evolution of NATO

BEYOND LOCAL: Finland and the evolution of NATO

Smaller nations all over the globe are recalculating how they fit into this renewed division of the world
BEYOND LOCAL: Bow-and-arrow technology developed 54,000 years ago

BEYOND LOCAL: Bow-and-arrow technology developed 54,000 years ago

To test the ballistic properties of the stone points found in the Mandrin cave, modern duplicates were created and hafted on to shafts
BEYOND LOCAL: Exploring gender disparity in the tech industry

BEYOND LOCAL: Exploring gender disparity in the tech industry

Women only make up 27% of the workforce in the technology industry