By Nikhil Shah https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/02/asia/northern-afghanistan-earthquake-latam-intl In a small brick house on the outskirts of Mazar-e-Sharif, northern Afghanistan, the winter wind slips through cracks in the walls, carrying the cold and the sound of grief. Just days ago, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the region, killing at least 20 people and leaving hundreds injured. For families already living with little, the quake didn’t just collapse homes—it tore open a d

By: Jules Laurent When people talk about global crises, the same topics always appear first—war, climate change, political tension, economic instability. But beneath all of these lies a quieter emergency, one that unfolds drop by drop: the global water crisis . For millions of people, water scarcity is not a distant danger. It is a daily reality. And unless the world acts quickly, the crisis will reshape economies, migration patterns, public health, and even geopolitical stab

By: Emma Kwan In 2025, the world faces a dangerous paradox: many of the most vulnerable people are now getting hit not just by economic hardship, but by an escalating climate and environmental crisis — and the result could reshape lives for millions. 🍽️ Hunger Is Back — and Spreading Recent data from the UNICEF–led Global Report on Food Crises shows a shocking trend: for the sixth year in a row, acute food insecurity and malnutrition have risen  in the world’s most fragile r

By Nadja Chavdarska It’s hard to open your phone these days without feeling a little hopeless. Wars, wildfires, elections that divide instead of unite, and a constant stream of bad news. You scroll past headlines about climate disasters, social injustice, and political chaos — and somewhere between your third class of the day and your fourth notification, it hits you: What’s even the point? I get it. We’re a generation raised in uncertainty. We watched adults argue about the

Since the mid-19th century, the saying, ‘cherry on top’, has been used to describe the extra bonus one can receive in addition to the wonderful bowl of ice cream many would be excited to dive into. However, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the synthetic dye used in these cherries serves as a health hazard to society.  The dye called FD&C Red No. 3, has been a controversy among the public for the past three years. Since the color additive petition in 2022, s

As the powerful and ravaging fires in Los Angeles continue to spread, major efforts to mitigate the effects have been taken by California fire departments, volunteers, and the United States government. With at least 25 people dead, 12,000 structures destroyed, and over 2.5 billion dollars in federal funding for the prevention efforts, it's safe to say that California has been left in shock with the recent traumatizing events. At the moment, more than 92,000 residents are unde

(Clark, Caitlin, et al. “How Will We Remember Jimmy Carter?” Artsci.tamu.edu , 9 Mar. 2023, artsci.tamu.edu/news/2023/03/how-will-we-remember-jimmy-carter.html ) Jimmy Carter, our former 39th president and Nobel Prize laureate, passed away on December 29th, 2024, surrounded by his family in Plains, Georgia. He had made many major accomplishments throughout his lifetime. Although his efforts as president were largely overshadowed by political circumstances, inflation, and fore

Why Youth Creative Writing Looks Like It's Declining—and How to Bring it Back Walk down a school hallway and you’ll hear ideas everywhere: debate in the lunch line, jokes on the bus, whispered plots between classes. Yet when it’s time to turn those sparks into stories, many students freeze or shrug. Teachers say “no one writes anymore.” Teens say, “I don’t have time.” Parents say, “Screens ruined attention.” Everyone is partly right—and partly missing what’s really happening.