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 …
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Imagine waking up one day and finding out that three out of four of your neighbors had disappeared. That’s basically what’s happening to wildlife on Earth right now, and most people have no idea. Since 1970, the world has lost an enormous share of its animal populations. According to the …
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By Dillon Zhang – 11th grade Deep in the Congo, an elder stands at the edge of a forest his family has cared for for generations. The trees are tall and full of life. He does not have legal papers to prove the land is his. What he has is …
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Recently, a patient from Australia became a global headline as the first person to receive a revolutionary “Total Artificial Heart” (TAH) and survived for over 100 days. Before receiving a biological heart transplant, he lived healthily with the TAH. Today, I would like to share the inspiring story of this …
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Nowadays, AI is advancing rapidly. Cities are filled with new technology—for example, almost everyone has an AI app on their phone and uses it daily. We also use machines instead of workers for production. AI brings people much efficiency and convenience. However, some still worry that AI will one day …
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Turkey faced one of the most devastating droughts in decades. Rainfall dropped around 30% across the country with some areas specifically receiving significantly less rain than normal. Due to this unexpected decrease in rainfall, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs that supply the people in Turkey with drinking water are seeing dangerously …
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From January 22nd to January 27, the US got hit by one of the greatest snowstorms in years. This snowstorm brought heavy snowfall, freezing weather, and inconvenience from the South to the Northeast. The snow was record-breaking for some places, with more than 20 inches in many places in New …
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PASSION—what a meaningful yet meaningless word. During a student’s high school years, the main thing he or she is looking for is a passion. Something that drives them to become their best self. Something that can provide a drive for the rest of their life. This is both a stressful, …
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