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VIDEO: How humans caused global warming (and how we can fix it)

December 4, 2017
Meghan Bobrowsky
Environment, News, Science & Tech, Top Stories, Videos

A recent climate change study conducted by 13 government agencies attributes humans as the sole cause of global warming. This video explains how scientists came to this conclusion and what we can do to reverse the damage caused by our excessive fossil fuel use.

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College-bound high schoolers gain new perspective after natural disasters

November 19, 2017
Kellen Browning
Crisis & Conflicts, Environment, News, Top Stories, USA

For high school seniors, the impending college or gap year experience can consume one’s mind, and becomes the theme of every conversation. But for students affected by recent natural disasters, the focus of senior year has shifted.

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VIDEO: High school students help Houston recover from Hurricane Harvey

November 10, 2017
Kellen Browning
Crisis & Conflicts, Environment, News, Top Stories, USA, Videos

Ronald Parker, 65, lost his home for the third time during Hurricane Harvey. So did Rabbi Barry Gelman of United Orthodox Synagogue. Parker and Gelman were two of many Houston residents who received five days of assistance and support from students at Shalhevet High School in Los Angeles, who traveled to Houston to help rebuild.

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OPINION: Keratin treatments lead to losing Jewish ‘roots’

I had to have clear skin, be thin here and be curvy there, hide parts of my womanness but flaunt other aspects of it. Having straight hair was added to the list of beauty expectations I newly faced in middle school.

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VIDEO: Understanding coral bleaching and how to stop it

November 1, 2017
Meghan Bobrowsky
Environment, News, Science & Tech, Top Stories, Videos

Global warming leads to severe weather conditions and warmer ocean temperatures. This hurts coral reefs, which one billion people depend on for food or income.

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VIDEO: High school custodian explains job difficulties

Though academics, food, sports and the makeup of the student body vary widely among high schools around the world, nearly all have a cohort of custodians who are responsible for keeping the facilities clean. Ike Collins, a custodian at Davis Senior High School in Davis, California, explains the difficulties of his job.

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OPINION: Trump’s administration distorts facts about DACA recipients

October 27, 2017
Kellen Browning
Immigration, Opinion, Politics, Top Stories, USA

From the size of the crowd at his inauguration to the types of people at the Charlottesville protests, President Donald Trump and his administration frequently exaggerate and distort facts to paint a different picture of events. The people who are part of the DACA program are just the latest victim of this trend.

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Voices of the Square: Green School Bali — ‘the world isn’t learning enough’ about climate change

October 26, 2017
Izzie Ramirez
Asia, Environment, Indonesia, News, Podcast/Audio, Science & Tech, Top Stories, Voices Of The Square

As a group, we were inspired by this moving story and decided to put our own spin on it: We wanted to connect with other people about climate change. We did this by constructing a dome-shaped booth structure out of bamboo and lined the inside with cloth to make it a private space.

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Waste not, want more — Adidas, startups target plastic in bid to save the oceans

October 24, 2017
Beatrice
Asia, Environment, News, Science & Tech, South Asia, Top Stories

If there’s one thing humans are good at making, it’s garbage, particularly ocean-harming plastic. But several startups that exhibited their products at the recent ChangeNOW summit at Station F in Paris are intent on getting rid of plastic waste and even turning it into something useful.

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Seeing into the future: PANDA’s augmented reality headset focuses on the visually impaired

October 24, 2017
Beatrice
Education, Ex.change, News, Science & Tech, Top Stories

Technology is advancing quickly before our eyes — including new products for those who are visually impaired. For the makers of the PANDA virtual reality headset, vision is not only the pitch — it's the product.

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