Each day, people come into contact with surfaces, objects, and other individuals that carry germs. Germs are not visible to the naked eye, yet they spread quickly through touch and the environment. One of the simplest and most effective ways to reduce the spread of illness is proper handwashing. This …

By: Sofia Grade 8 People first landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969, during NASA's Apollo 11 mission—a feat achieved in roughly eight years from the official commitment to the landing. Yet our attempt to send humans to Mars has already spanned over 70 years, with technical studies dating …

Picture this: every single day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic gets dumped into the world's oceans, rivers, and lakes. Not every week. Not every month. Every. Single. Day. Every year, 19 to 23 million tonnes of plastic waste leak into rivers, lakes, and seas around the …

President Trump signaled Tuesday that diplomatic negotiations over the ongoing war in Iran could pick back up within days, offering a rare note of optimism after weekend talks in Islamabad fell apart and the United States responded by imposing a naval blockade on Iranian ports. Speaking to the New York …

By Ben Yi, Grade 10 Over spring break, I visited my parents’ warehouse in California and worked there for a week. Compared to my time working for them over Thanksgiving, my overall takeaways are roughly the same except for two new conclusions that I’ve come to: First, there is a …

By Elizabeth Tang Grade 6 J.K. Rowling is the writer who wrote Harry Potter, the book series that is famous all over the world. When she was a kid, she loved to play role-playing games in her little loft; she liked to act as a wizard and other characters, and …

By: Elle Shi Grade 7 At the school game, when the cheering is so loud that you can barely hear the game, parents often have the loudest voices in the bleachers. However, their influence on their kids, both good and bad, can shape the competition, success, and even failure of …

Every day, the human body loses water through breathing, sweating, and digesting food. At the same time, people need water to function correctly. Many people are not drinking enough water, which affects their health. One of the easiest ways to help your body is to drink plenty of water. So …