Environment

Bees may be small insects, but they play a huge role in maintaining healthy ecosystems. As pollinators, bees help plants reproduce by carrying pollen from one flower to another. This process allows plants to produce fruits, vegetables, seeds, and nuts. Without bees, many of the foods people eat every day …

By: Elle Shi, Grade 7 As spring, the allergy season, passes, you might wonder what has been triggering your allergy symptoms. Millions of people have a condition called seasonal allergic rhinitis, or hay fever. Every year in spring, usually through March and June, plants release pollen into the air to …

By: Elle Shi, Grade 7 Often when people mention how we are harming our oceans, they think of pollution and people throwing trash out into the sea. However, we are hurting our oceans in far more ways: ocean warming, acidification, underwater noise, and invasive species. All unintentional of course… Ocean …

By: Elle Shi People often think that when you toss something into a recycling bin, only after 4-5 days, it automatically gets turned into something new. We think it’s simple: plastic bottles become new bottles, paper becomes new paper, and everything gets a second life. However, the truth is recycling …

By: Elle Shi Grade 7 Climate change, one of the most common and controversial topics, can also be one of the most misunderstood. Misinformation and myths can spread quickly across social media, but people often don’t understand the reality behind them. First, many people think climate change only means increasingly …

By: Elle Shi Grade 7 One of the most common beliefs today is that electric cars are completely environmentally friendly. Since they don’t use gasoline and don’t produce exhaust fumes, many people assume they are the perfect solution to climate change. In reality, it’s more complicated. Electric vehicles or EVs …

Take a deep breath. Now imagine that the air around you smells like diesel trucks, factory smoke, or chemicals every single day. For millions of people across the United States, that’s part of their normal life. Clean air isn’t something everyone gets equally. Where you live and how much money …

By: Elle Shi Grade 7 Climate change, one of the most common and controversial topics, can also be one of the most misunderstood. Misinformation and myths can spread quickly across social media, but people often don’t understand the reality behind them. First, many people think climate change only means increasingly …