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BEYOND LOCAL: We designed wormlike, limbless robots that navigate obstacle courses − they could be used for search and rescue one day

BEYOND LOCAL: We designed wormlike, limbless robots that navigate obstacle courses − they could be used for search and rescue one day

With slender, flexible bodies, limbless robots could readily move through confined and cluttered spaces such as debris fields, where walking or wheeled robots and human rescuers tend to fail
BEYOND LOCAL: Canada's Sarah Mitton wins gold in shot put at world indoor athletics championships

BEYOND LOCAL: Canada's Sarah Mitton wins gold in shot put at world indoor athletics championships

The reigning Commonwealth and Pan American Games champion from Brooklyn, N.S., initially set a new national record on her fourth throw of 20.20
BEYOND LOCAL: Revving up tourism: Formula One and other big events look set to drive growth in the hospitality industry

BEYOND LOCAL: Revving up tourism: Formula One and other big events look set to drive growth in the hospitality industry

Formula One offers a prime example of the economic importance of event tourism
BEYOND LOCAL: Why Canadians see the biggest grocers as the villains of food inflation

BEYOND LOCAL: Why Canadians see the biggest grocers as the villains of food inflation

Page is a testament to Canadians’ growing frustration with grocers, whose profits climbed as food inflation wreaked havoc on families across the country, peaking at 11.4 per cent before easing over the past year
BEYOND LOCAL: Several companies are testing brain implants – two professors unpack the ethical issues

BEYOND LOCAL: Several companies are testing brain implants – two professors unpack the ethical issues

Putting a computer inside someone’s brain used to feel like the edge of science fiction. Today, it’s a reality. Academic and commercial groups are testing “brain-computer interface” devices to enable people with disabilities to function more independently
BEYOND LOCAL: Black and white and adored all over. China pledges pair of pandas for San Diego Zoo

BEYOND LOCAL: Black and white and adored all over. China pledges pair of pandas for San Diego Zoo

The China Wildlife Conservation Association said Thursday it also signed agreements with the zoo in the Spanish capital of Madrid, and is in talks with zoos in Washington, D.C., and Vienna, quelling fears that Beijing was ending its historic panda diplomacy with Western nations due to diplomatic tensions
BEYOND LOCAL: Wildlife selfies harm animals − even when scientists share images with warnings in the captions

BEYOND LOCAL: Wildlife selfies harm animals − even when scientists share images with warnings in the captions

Many conservation biologists are thinking hard about what role social media can and should play in their work
BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian competitors set for final Olympic surfing qualifier in Puerto Rico

BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian competitors set for final Olympic surfing qualifier in Puerto Rico

The competitors will surf the reef breaks of Margara and the twin breaks of El Pico and Rastrial in Puerto Rico
BEYOND LOCAL: Brain wave-powered tech allows Canadian kids 'trapped in their own bodies' to play

BEYOND LOCAL: Brain wave-powered tech allows Canadian kids 'trapped in their own bodies' to play

The brain computer interface works like an on-off switch triggered by electrical patterns in the brain. While wearing a headset with EEG electrodes, the child is asked to think about something specific that will serve as a "command" thought
BEYOND LOCAL: Aging population will widen agriculture labour gap: report

BEYOND LOCAL: Aging population will widen agriculture labour gap: report

Report also predicts a growing skills gap, as managers make up more than half of projected retirees but younger workers are not expected to be able to fill those roles