If you’ve ever lugged a laptop around in your backpack all day, you know the battery is always the heaviest thing in there. It’s literally like carrying around a giant, heavy brick, and it’s just sitting inside the plastic casing. That’s exactly what electric cars and airplanes are like right …
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Humanity Returns to the Moon: NASA’s Artemis II Takes Flight
For the first time in over half a century, humans are on their way to the Moon. NASA’s SLS rocket lifted off from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday at 6:35 p.m. EDT, carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft on a planned test flight …
Read More »Protecting the Environment
Xiran Zhang grade 10 Protecting the environment is one of the hottest topics in the world today. The earth is our home, so it is our duty to protect it. However, there is still much pollution around us. Some people throw rubbish everywhere. Factories pollute rivers and air. Many trees …
Read More »Chinese New Year
By Elizabeth Tang Grade 6 When the first lanterns glow among the treetops, and red chunlian (Spring Festival couplets) appear on wooden doors, the world knows: after the winter solstice, the warmth of Chinese New Year begins to spread across the globe. A Brief History of the Chinese New Year …
Read More »What Makes a Sport Niche?
Caption: Curling is generally considered a niche, high-skill "hidden gem" sport that gains mainstream attention only during the Winter Olympics.
Read More »How to Keep Healthy
Heran Zhang Grade 9 Nowadays, more and more people care about their health. Good health is very important for everyone, especially for students. If we are healthy, we can study better and feel happy every day. There are many useful ways to stay healthy. First, we should do sports every …
Read More »AI in Plain Sight: The Technology You Barely Notice
Mitchell Cui 10th Artificial intelligence has a branding problem. Most headlines present it in extremes: either it’s going to save the world or quietly destroy it. The reality is much less dramatic—and yet far more powerful. AI is slipping into daily life so seamlessly that it barely feels like technology …
Read More »Wearing mushrooms and spider webs: The Biology-Based Revolution Remaking Your World
By Sofia Pan, G8 When you buy your next backpack or casual wear, you might be choosing between apetroleum plastic and a material grown from mushrooms in a lab. The bio-fabricationrevolution isn’t a distant headline—it’s about to define your style, your career options, andyour impact on the environment. Welcome to …
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