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The Millennium Camera

By: Tyler Cline, Journalist
On top of Tumamoc Hill in Arizona there is a camera, but unlike traditional cameras, which take photos in less than a second, this camera will take a long exposure photo of the surrounding desert landscape of Tucson over a millennium or 1000 years. Due to its long exposure, it will show how the area has changed over time. Some parts will fade as they change, and turn into "ghosts" as the scenery changes.

How A Saxophone Works

By: Gary Taylor, Journalist
The saxophone is used in all kinds of music, like jazz, ensemble music, and orchestra. But how does a saxophone work and how do you play it?

Ai Generated Art

By: Liam Eckerman, Journalist
AI art, which stands for Artificial Intelligence art, is a type of art made with the help of computers and smart algorithms.

History of The Dark Web

By: Basheir Khalid, Journalist
As stated many times before, the dark web is very dangerous as it brings many illegal activities while being anonymous. There are many hackers are on the dark web and when you try and open some links or just do the dark web you may get a virus or get hacked by a hacker.

The Man in the Iron Lung

By: Anna Statz, Journalist
Paul Richard Alexander has lived in the iron lung for over seventy years. The iron lung is a tube-like device that covers every part of the body except the head.

Israel’s Air Defense Systems

By: Rory Peterson, Journalist
The Iron Dome, and the newly developed Iron Beam, are the keystones in Israel's air defense. The Iron Dome and the soon-to-be Iron Beam make up one of the most advanced air defense systems in the world.

Jetpacks and the Future

By: Oliver Novack, Journalist
Jetpacks are a very possible future of transportation for the whole world. Despite the cost, jetpacks are a great way for military and personal travel.

Osteoporosis

By: Daniel Do, Journalist
Osteoporosis is most prevalent in the older population, especially in women, one or two years after their menstrual cycle has ended. Maintaining a nutritious diet full of vitamins, such as calcium and vitamin D will promote healthy bone structure. 

The Secret to Animating Walk Cycles

By: Eva Huang, Journalist
It doesn’t matter what kind of animator you area - as long as you can animate a living being, you probably know how to animate walk cycles. Walk cycles are used everywhere, from movies to indie games to simple animations.

Reviving 100,000 Year Old Bacteria

By: Sir Pharaoh Carter, Journalist
Antibiotics and other natural microbial compounds are made by complex compounds produced by bacteria and we have only used currently living material to make these antibiotics but with the revival of old bacteria we can unlock a new world of antibiotics. Using tooth tartar from neanderthals and other humans, researchers were able to reconstruct many species from the oral bacteria.

Microplastics

By: Landon Tucker, Journalist
Microplastics are synthetic plastics that get turned into at most 5 mm pieces. When garbage build up it creates garbage patch's and there is one that's almost 800,000 miles in length it's called they great pacific garbage patch.

Gas Stoves

By: Christine Nguyen, Journalist
Stoves have changed over time and many families have switched from old gas stoves to electric and induction stoves. Many believe that electric and induction stoves are better for the health of people and the environment.

Samba Robotic Toothbrush

By: Jimy Ordonez, Journalist
Steffen Mueller noticed that 88% of persons with disability have tooth decay or their teeth have plaque. Steffen wanted to make a toothbrush that anybody and everybody could use.
The Truth Behind GMO

The Truth Behind GMO

By: Emma Huang, Journalist
Did you know that 80% of all foods in the U.S.A. have at least one ingredient that is a GMO? So what is GMO? And does it really do more harm than good?

The F-16 FIghting Falcon

By: Daniel D’mello, Journalist
It has a single jet engine which thrusts it at supersonic speeds of over 1,300 mph, making it a revolutionary production for the US Air Force in the mid-1970's amidst the Cold War, being the most produced fighter jet for decades in the US.
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Biodegradable Pesticide Sensor

By: Bryan Xi, Journalist
Hundreds of millions of pounds of pesticide have been used to kill pests like mosquitoes and rats nationwide. Despite these millions of pounds, only about half of the pesticides used reach their intended target.

What is Neuralink?

By: Avi Dhanjal, Journalist
To truly understand what this is we need to ask the question, what is Neuralink and how does it work? Simply put, Neuralink is a brain chip designed by Elon Musk.

Antibiotics – The Positives And Negatives

By: Eric Ji, Journalist
Antibiotics is one of the greatest advancements in the medical field. These powerful medicines help alleviate the affects of these infections; however, they can come with detrimental side affects.

Energy From Sound Waves

By: Salar Nasimov, Journalist
Energy can be harnessed from many sources, including the sun, wind, and water. However, a lesser-known source of energy is sound waves.

Pigs

By: Ashley Lopez, Journalist
Pigs are animals that are intelligent and super emotional, and they can have several types of personalities; some are shy and others are curious. They are known for being the Earth's cleanest animal because of their habitats.

TikTok’s Algorithm

By: Christian Jeon, Journalist
TikTok has quickly become one of the most popular social media platforms, with its unique and addicting short-form video format.

Hacking: What It Really Is

By: Christian Jeon, Journalist
Hacking, in the simplest terms, is the process of finding vulnerabilities in a system and exploiting them. Let's break down this process to understand how hacking works.

The Apple Vision Pro

By: Christian Jeon, Journalist
The Apple Vision Pro is a high-end augmented reality headset that combines cutting-edge technology and ergonomic design. It is designed to cater to the needs of a broad spectrum of users, ranging from graphic designers to professionals requiring high-performance computing.

A Guide To Antiviruses

By: Sir Pharaoh Carter, Journalist
Computer viruses are said to be everywhere but we almost never get them nowadays. Antiviruses are responsible for protecting us from those dangerous viruses that can steal and delete our information and without them the internet would be much more dangerous.

Duke’s Autism Screening app: SenseToKnow

By: Simrin Puri, Journalist
SenseToKnow is an app that can determine whether or not a child could get autism in the future. Developed by Duke University and the National Institute of Health, this app is helping many parents and children. How does it work?

Parkour

By: Noah Farruggia, Journalist
Parkour (noun) - the activity or sport of moving rapidly through an area, typically in an urban environment, negotiating obstacles by running, jumping, and climbing.

Drones

By: Tiger Deng, Journalist
Drones have applications in many sectors, from hurricane tracking to the military.

If The Earth Had Rings

By: Brandon Tao, Journalist
Earth is very well known for not having rings, but what if it did? What if during the 4.8-billion-year long history, from the Theia collision to today, the sky was adorned with beautiful crescent rings & a glaring moon? Spoiler Alert: Not good!

Monarch Butterflies And Their Life Cycle

By: Marcus Ryan, Journalist

Monarch butterflies or Danaus Plexippus are a species of butterfly who are known for flying together in great swarms while migrating in Autumn. The monarch butterfly begins as a egg laid in a concealed...

Robotic Dog Explores Cold War Testing Sites

By: Ryan Lien, Journalist
On September 8th, 2023, BBC News published an article on how Spot the Dog, is now investigating Cold War testing sites for the National Trust organization. Before I can tell you about the testing sites, you are probably wondering. Who is Spot?

The History of Cheese

By: Kairui Zhao, Journalist
Cheese, a delicious dairy product with a long history, has been around for thousands of years. People first started making cheese around 8000 BCE in the Middle East.

The Typewriter into the Keyboard

By: Joseph Park, Journalist
The typewriter is very different than what we have today. Today in the present we have laptops, computers, and printers. Instead of those 150 years ago, we had typewriters. Much slower heavy relics from our past. That have evolved and transformed into what we have today. 
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Sea Pigs, What Are They?

By: Marcus Ryan, Journalist
Sea pigs, also known as "Scotoplanes" are a deep sea genus of sea cucumber which thrive under the deep ocean. Their diet consists of mucus, fish feces, and dead plants. When something big, like a whale or shark falls into the depth, thousands swarm to the corpse to feed on its nutrient rich meat and bacteria.

The History Of Basketball

By: Nathan Brown, journalist
One reason why basketball became so popular is because of how cheep it is to play all you need is a ball and a hoop and no other extra equipment. Another reason why it is so popular is because its Accessible to the public more then other sports

Xbox Series X Vs Ps5

By: Abdelmajid, Journalist

If you're looking for the best gaming console, you've come to the right place! Sony's PlayStation 5 and Microsoft's Xbox Series X have been top-of-the-line gaming consoles since they were released in November...

X-ray, Optical & Infrared Composite of Kepler's Supernova Remnant

Supernovas

By: Brandon Tao, Journalist
Supernovae, or Supernovas are amongst the most powerful explosions in the entire universe, able to outshine entire galaxies & burn areas of galaxies, sterile. No real metaphor can describe the power these explosions have. If a supernovae occurred even just a hundred light-years away from Earth, us humans would most likely be dead.
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Nuclear Waste, What On Earth Is It?

By: Marcus Ryan, Journalist
Nuclear waste is a blanket term for a large amount of radioactive things. Not all nuclear waste is created equal, they are often classified into three levels.  The first level of waste comes in the form of lightly irradiated things, like hazmat suits and tools that came in close proximity to radioactive materials. This tier constitutes to 90% of total nuclear waste and thankfully so.
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JavaScript: The Most Widely Used Programming Language

By: Jiaxiang Xie, Journalist
Out of all the programming languages you've heard of, Python is probably the first one to come to mind. This is because Python is one of the world's most popular programming languages. But the #1 most used programming language is the most hidden. Under each and every website, most games and web servers, lie the programming language that runs it all: Javascript.

Ionic Propulsion

By: Maxwell Neuberg, Journalist
Ionic propulsion has been around for a while but hasn't been experimented with until just recently. Ionic propulsion, in its most simple form, is the ionization of atoms in the air.

Why New Anti-Cheat Software Might Be A Problem

By: David Leach, Journalist
A lot of games today have anti-cheat: Fortnite, Valorant, and even Roblox are examples. All these anti-cheats run on different privilege levels of your computer. Your computer has four levels: The application level (level 3) allows the anti-cheat to monitor your software when the application is open. Levels 1 and 2 can access your memory and code more, but at level 0, that's where things get serious.

The Ghost Army of WWII

By: David Leach, Journalist
The Ghost Army was a critical deception unit in World War II. A deception unit is what it sounds like, it is used to deceive the enemy.

Science behind self driving cars

By: Jacob Gould, Journalist
You might have heard of how now as cars are becoming more electric companies have started creating self driving car. With these new cars coming to the market it begs the question "how do they work" and "are they safe". 

Thresher Shark

By: David Leach, Journalist
Sharks. We have all heard about them, whether from Jaws or Shark Week. I want to highlight a very cool and exciting species of shark: the thresher shark.

Coral Reef Printers

The number of corals on the planet has decreased by more than fifty percent since 1950.

History of Baseball

By: Jacob Gould, Journalist
Baseball, often hailed as America’s pastime, has a rich history dating back to the mid-19th century. Its origins can be traced to various bat-and-ball games played in Europe, but it was in the United States that the sport took its distinctive form.

Laughter

By: Evan Nghe, Journalist
People show expressions and add flavor into their conversations with laughter everyday, but why do we laugh?

What Makes Music Appealing

By: Gary Taylor, Journalist
Music is one of the most powerful forms of art. It has changed and grown over time with humans, and inspired many people. But have you ever wondered why you like music? In this article, i will explain the psychology behind why humans like music.

Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut: Becoming The Fastest

By: Saai Srivenkatesh, Journalist
The Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut is one of the fastest cars in the world, it is also the second fastest car in the world only losing to the Devel Sixteen. Every surface on this car is constructed to reduce drag or surrounding turbulence while increasing high-speed stability.

How Flashlights Work

By: Maxwell Neuberg, Journalist

Flashlights have many parts, and to understand how a flashlight works you will need to know what it is composed of, and how those parts work. A Flashlight is comprised of three main things: you...

3D Printing as the Future of Computer Engineering

By: Pranav Sharma, Journalist
As we near 2024, we realize we depend on computers for everything. And almost everyone has a computer. But think about the people who make them. They also need to feed their families. But making computers is time-consuming, inefficient, and pricy. 3D printing parts could cut down on that. The 3D printing age: revolutionizing the future of computer engineering!

The World’s First Self Drifting Car

By: Griffin Wishrad, Journalist
Toyota, in partnership with Stanford's Dynamic Design Lab, created the world's first self-drifting car. They were trying to improve and revolutionize road safety by teaching A.I. to drift so they could add it to their cars in the future.

How The Placebo Effect Works

By: Michael James, Journalist

The placebo effect is a fascinating phenomenon that highlights the intricate connections between the mind and body. It occurs when a person experiences a perceived improvement in their symptoms or condition...

Arctic Methane

By: Kaleb Fuard, Journalist
A Country on the Arctic called Svalbard has methane in it's permafrost. Permafrost is ice that doesn't melt for at least two years. As this starts to melt, the methane is being released and this will greatly contribute to climate change. Methane is much worse than carbon for our air.

Quantum Batteries

By: Kaleb Fuard, Journalist
Quantum batteries are a new way to store energy. They could be a great replacement for lithium batteries. They use quantum mechanics instead of normal physics. They are not quite reading and scientists are still working out the little problems, but if they are perfected, they could be amazing.

Nuclear Pasta Found To Be In Neutron stars

By: Mason Beasley, Journalist
When you looked at the head line did you think that "No way pasta in stars? Crazy!" Well no there's no real pasta in stars but instead we have atomic goop that takes the shape of several different pasta shapes.

How Gummy Candy Can Improve 3-D Printed Food

By: Griffin Wishrad, Journalist
Technology and food is constantly coming closer and closer together, until it will eventually be one and the same. The field of 3d printing food is a fatly emerging field that is growing at an astonishing pace. By 3D printing foods we can then cut down on how many animals are killed purely for their meat.

AI Will Take Over The World

By: Rawson Barr, Journalist
It is important to note that the idea of AI taking over the world is still speculative and highly debated. Many experts argue that the concerns are exaggerated and that AI will serve as a valuable tool rather than a dominating force.

Why Does Fortnite Have So Many Crossovers?

By: Rawson Barr, Journalist
Fortnite, the famous game made by Epic Games, is known for having many crossovers with other franchises. These collaborations bring characters, items, and even whole game modes from different universes into Fortnite. But why does Fortnite have so many crossovers?

The History of Amazon

By: Andrew Maines, Journalist
Look at what Amazon is today, a massive franchise that delivers packages across the world. Well, it wasn't always like that. Believe it or not, it started as a small bookstore in Seattle.

The Secret to Hybrid Vehicles

By: Sahil Saxena, Journalist
Hybrid vehicles are known for their fuel efficiency and ability to go for long distances without relying solely on gasoline. This is done through a combination of advanced technology and engineering.

How did the Stock Market Crash in 2000

By: Michael James, Journalist

The Stock Market Crash of 2000, also known as the Dot-Com Bubble Burst, was a significant event in financial history. It marked the end of a period of exuberant growth in the technology sector and had...

man in brown sweater wearing black framed eyeglasses

Sneezing: Human’s Defense Mechanism

By: Tristan Pham, Journalist
Sneezing is a reflex action that occurs when the delicate lining of the nasal passages is irritated. It is the body's way of expelling irritants and foreign particles from the nose and throat.

How Coca Cola is so popular

By: Michael James, Journalist

Coca-Cola's journey to popularity can be attributed to a combination of brilliant marketing strategies and a truly unique taste that resonated with consumers. One of the pivotal factors in its rise to...

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