French astronaut Sophie Adenot returned to Earth on October 8, 2026, after spending 237 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Her return marked a major milestone in European space exploration, as she set a record for the longest spaceflight by a European astronaut. During her mission, Adenot participated in …

For traditional gym equipment such as treadmills, weight racks, or ellipticals, the ones are sold by being durable. By being durable, that makes these goods a one-time purchase. After the purchase, there is no ongoing relationship with the buyer. There is no mechanism for a company to keep a customer …

In a year where most of life happens through glass, people are falling in love with things they can touch. Film cameras, vinyl records, fountain pens, mechanical keyboards, sourdough starters — the analog renaissance isn’t nostalgia, it’s pushback. The appeal is partly the friction. Shooting film means 36 chances, no …

By: Elle Shi, Grade 8 Pressure is a huge part of sports. Athletes are constantly performing under pressure or when the stakes are the highest. Therefore, it’s natural to have some conflict between athletes who like pressure as motivation, and those who don’t. For some, pressure can help them perform …

Water, a compound that makes up ~70% of the Earth, sustains life and, one could argue to some extent, is the whole reason for human existence. In the feeble human body, its function is undeniably ubiquitous. Water regulates temperatures, our blood’s pH, and keeps organs functioning. Water has been around …

By Sofia Pan, G8  Every culture throughout human history has crafted an origin story to explain how the cosmos came to be—from primordial oceans churning life into existence to divine architects sculpting order out of chaos. Yet modern astrophysics and cosmology have uncovered an even more poetic and mathematically astonishing …

Can nature recover if humans simply step aside? This question lies at the heart of v, one of Europe’s best-known rewilding projects in the Netherlands. The area was created on reclaimed land in the 1960s. Instead of developing it into farmland or cities, conservationists allowed nature to shape the landscape. …

The ball machine for tennis was first created back in 1927. It served balls at a rate of around 14-28 balls per minute. The first commercially viable ball machine, however, wasn’t developed until 1970. It was called the “Little Prince” It was built by inventor and entrepreneur Bob McClure in …