All good questions; information is everywhere around us, on the ground, on our skin, soil trees and air. And the same can be said about what we see thru a telescope. But just because we're taught what dirt is for, what air and trees are for; don't mean we know everything about it. Are we aware of all micro processes going on around us? I thank science for providing a method to comprehend some of these unseen processes, and further reveals in most cases is that we are just scratching the surface to yet more info.
Point is there's so much more to educate ourselves about what going on here taking into account microcosmically and macrocosmically, that we must include a broader awareness of the here and now. History, Art, and Culture are just as viable a study to also help comprehend the unseen opportunities that could be staring us right in the face. What few culturally significant places we still have left needs adequate protection so future cultural practitioners are able to investigate.