By Cindy Guo Seniors have recently heard back from all, if not most, of the colleges they applied to. These seniors were born in the year 2000, making competition more insane than it has ever been before. It’s okay to be upset, …
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Submitted by: Eileen Guo More than 1,300 lives are cut short each year in the Los Angeles area because of air pollution. Now, after years of work, regulators are getting ready to adopt their most substantial plan in more than a decade …
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Submitted by: Eileen Guo Millions of bees are dying off, with alarming consequences for our environment and our food supply. We rely on bees to pollinate everything from almonds to strawberries to the lucerne used to feed dairy cows. What happens if …
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By Anonymous You’ve probably seen beautiful pictures and lovely videos of glowing, blue “stars” in the ocean. Have you ever wondered what they were? Look no further: The glow is caused by bioluminescent (light generated by living organisms) producing plants and organisms. …
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Submitted by: Stephanie Zhang Food waste—no, we’re not talking about rotten food—we’re talking about fresh, good food. Bins of fresh food are locked in a box and sent to the landfill. 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted each year. Food waste …
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Submitted by: Lauren Watt What if Trump ends up building the wall? Texas’ 1,200 miles of border with Mexico will be separated, ruining habitats and damaging the ecosystem. Biologists are very concerned about the impact this will have on the high biodiversity …
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Submitted by: Iris Yuan While you were cheering for your favorite Olympic athletes, dogs were, and still are, being slaughtered for their meat. In South Korea, there are over 17,000 dog meat farms. Before they are killed, the dogs live brutal lives. …
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Submitted by: Eileen Guo Actually… it’s alright to drink coffee, but think twice before purchasing a cup of coffee, as the cups make a huge carbon footprint. Though coffee is sold in paper cups, less than 1% of coffee cups will actually …
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Submitted by: Stephanie Zhang A month ago, Justin and Tori Englehardt readied themselves to clear snow off the hives of their Iowa honey farm—only to find their one supply shed and 50 hives in complete ruin. A couple of boys, aged 12 …
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Submitted by: Eileen Guo Once, a man told me, “As you get older, you realize that you really don’t have time. You wish you could have those couple of years you spent pursuing something you didn’t want to pursue back—I wish I …
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