By: Mitchell Cui, Grade 11 Almost every rechargeable device in your life runs on the same basic idea. Lithium ions shuttle back and forth between two electrodes, swimming through a liquid electrolyte in between. That liquid has carried consumer electronics for three decades, and it is also the reason batteries …

An ecosystem consists of many distinct species but they function as a network. The addition or removal of one top predator causes a sequence of events that leads to the transformation of the entire community. This event is known as the trophic cascade, which illustrates the role of one species …

In recent years, online learning has become one of the biggest hot topics for students around the world. With the development of the internet, studying online is no longer a new thing. Many schools use online classes as a way to help students learn flexibly. Although online learning brings many …

By Elizabeth Tang Grade 6  History is not just shown in museums or books; if you walk into history, it will start to emerge in your mind. Walk into history, and I saw “fortitude.” Si Maqian, in the Western Han dynasty of China, chose to endure humiliation for the sake …

By: Elle Shi, Grade 8 Technology has become an increasingly important part of the sports world, changing the way athletes train, teams compete, and fans experience their favorite games. From advanced equipment to social media, technology has made sports faster, more accurate, and more connected than ever before. Although some …

In modern life, many teenagers spend most of their time sitting down. We sit in classrooms for hours, sit to do homework, and sit to relax. Because of busy schoolwork and lazy lifestyles, more students hardly exercise at all. Few people know that a sedentary lifestyle is very harmful to …

By: Mitchell Cui, Grade 11 For the past few years, most people’s experience of artificial intelligence has been a text box. You type a question, you get an answer, and then you copy that answer somewhere it can actually be useful. That arrangement is changing. The newest systems are designed …

By: Elle Shi, Grade 8 Fires can have devastating effects on cities, causing serious environmental damage and major economic losses. Whether caused by wildfires spreading from urban areas or fires beginning within the city itself, large fires can affect communities long after the fires have been contained.  Environmentally, fires can …