Environment

Have you noticed that summers feel hotter than they used to? It’s not just your imagination, and it’s not only because of climate change. If you live in a city, there’s another reason your neighborhood heats up faster than the countryside around it. It’s called the urban heat island effect, …

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 …

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 …

By Sofia Pan, G8 When you buy your next backpack or casual wear, you might be choosing between apetroleum plastic and a material grown from mushrooms in a lab. The bio-fabricationrevolution isn’t a distant headline—it’s about to define your style, your career options, andyour impact on the environment. Welcome to …

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 …

Caption: Picture of the Earth’s horizon and cloudy ocean from a NASA satellite.

Caption: What is AI truly doing to our environment?

By: Elle Shi Although the Industrial Revolution began as a major technological advancement that transformed the world’s perspective on labor, it also marked the start of humanity’s dependence on fossil fuels, leading to long-term environmental damage.  The Industrial Revolution was a significant breakthrough in work; it transformed manual labor into …