By: Elle Shi, Grade 8 When people think about climate change, they often imagine forests and trees absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. However, there are some other ways to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere other than from trees that are not even found on land at all. These …

A rapidly strengthening El Niño became a major climate story in mid-August 2026 as scientists warned that the phenomenon could become exceptionally strong later this year. On August 13, the U.S. Climate Prediction Center reported more than a 90% chance of a very strong El Niño developing during the Northern …

By: Ben Yi, Grade 11 Photo from Walmart Globally, the cleaning robot market is somewhere between 17 and 21 billion dollars in 2026, growing at roughly 18% a year toward the high 40s by the early 2030s. This includes household cleaning robots, such as simple floor cleaning robots, and pool, …

By: Elle Shi, Grade 8 Every four years, the FIFA World Cup brings billions of people together. Even those who have never watched a soccer match often tune in to see the excitement, the national pride, and the unforgettable moments. This year’s tournament delivered all of that, ending with a …

Good health supports everything we do, so we should form healthy living habits from an early age. Now many teenagers have unhealthy lifestyles. They prefer fast food and snacks to vegetables and fruit. Few of them take regular exercise. Instead, they spend plenty of spare time playing mobile games at …

By Sarah Zhu, Grade 9 Last time, we introduced the Chinese recovery method, and today, I would like to introduce Starship.  The first success of the Starship was on October 13th, 2024, which was the first time humans succeeded in recovering a rocket. And then, they succeeded twice, separately on …

By: Elle Shi, Grade 8 When people imagine a city, they often picture tall buildings, busy streets, and endless stretches of concrete. However, how can we take these green-lacking-cities to become “greener” without taking up more land? One solution has already been taken to the cities and above our heads: …

Typhoon Dolphin became one of the biggest weather events in East Asia between August 7 and 10, 2026, after a powerful storm moved toward China’s densely populated eastern coast. The typhoon made landfall in Zhejiang Province on Sunday, August 9, bringing strong winds, torrential rain, flooding, and the threat of …