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New York City is home to over eight million residents. (Photo Credit: Luca Bravo / Unsplash)

The New Housing Plan For New York City: Support and Resilience

Lara Adamjee, Staff Reporter July 10, 2024

New York City is stuck in a never-ending housing crisis. It’s not for a lack of effort – New York City’s homelessness budget rivals that of the federal government’s national budget. But every time...

Here is a Rwandan refugee camp in east Zaire. During the Rwandan genocide, many citizens (both Hutus and Tutsis) felt as though it was no longer safe to live in the country, resulting in a large number of Rwandans fleeing to nearby refugee camps in other nations. One big receiver of Rwandan refugees is Zaire, keeping more than 1 million Hutus in the Katale, Kahindo, Mugunga, Lac Vert and Sake camps. (Photo Credit: CDC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: The History and Future of Genocide in Africa

Abigael Sidi, Staff Reporter July 10, 2024

Nearly 400,000 dead in Darfur. Around 62,000 Christians persecuted in Nigeria. More than 20,000 killed in Burkina Faso. At least 50,000 casualties in Burma’s civil war.  This is not just history....

The bubble-burst crisis in Japan was the last time that the Japanese government intervened in its currency. The “bubble” is when the prices of real estate and stocks rose to very high levels in the 1980s in Japan, and the bubble burst in the 1990s when BOJ increased its interest rate. As a result, fewer people could afford to invest, and the demand for real estate and stocks dropped. Japan's economy entered a prolonged period of stagnation, known as the "Lost Decade," where growth was very slow, and deflation persisted. (Photo Credit: Japanexperterna (CCBYSA), CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

The Falling Japanese Yen

Ella Zheng, Staff Reporter July 10, 2024

Have you ever thought about traveling to another country, such as Italy, France, Spain, China, or Japan? This year, you might have heard lots of people's plans for picking their tourism destination in...

The children who are growing up today face different challenges, ones that their grandparents may not have even thought of during their own childhoods. These new challenges reflect changing times and the dawn of a new age. (Photo Credit: Vidar Nordli-Mathisen / Unsplash)

How Children Are Aging Today

Samie Lee, Staff Reporter July 10, 2024

After school hours, students of all ages can be spotted roaming around town with their friends, occupied by a variety of activities. But many students are glued to their phones and lament over responsibilities...

Here, Haiti's National Police guards remove barricades made of steel fences and tree branches. Protesters erected these barricades in order to block the National Palace entrance.(Photo Credit: Matiado Vilme / VOA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Haiti: The Unremarkable Crisis

Frances Auth, Staff Reporter July 10, 2024

Each day, we go to a safe school, eat three meals with our families, and go to sleep in comfortable beds. Haitian citizens are being denied even these barest of necessities - many of them are held hostage...

Here is an image of congestion pricing machines on 9th Avenue in 2023, which would have gone into effect had congestion pricing begun. (Photo Credit: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

Welcome to New York: Congestion Pricing and How It Would Have Impacted New York City, Had It Been Implemented

Arianna Hwang, Staff Reporter July 10, 2024

In the wake of painfully long standstills and thick gray smog, congestion pricing recently emerged in New York City as a panacean strategy to combat the escalating issue of traffic congestion. The two...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and United States President Joe Biden meet before the G20 Bali Summit in 2022. Behind this facade of cooperation is an underlying rivalry in the name of a great power competition. (Photo Credit: White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

The Intensifying U.S. – China Tech Race: Grasping for Power in the Twenty-First Century

Sophia Birman, Staff Reporter July 10, 2024

Growing up, many people were told stories of the famed space race of the 1960s: two major global powers competing for hegemony through space exploration, with the moon landing becoming a landmark of American...

While many Americans living in the suburbs and small towns are heading to bed, New York Citiy residents and tourists are spending the weekend traveling around the city. While fewer people are out at night compared to before 2020, the nightlife scene in many parts of the city is still robust and active.

Is ‘The City that Never Sleeps’ Shutting Off Its Nighttime Lights For Good?

Maheen Alam, Staff Reporter July 10, 2024

“Start spreadin’ the news / I’m leaving today / I want to be a part of it / New York, New York!… / I want to wake up / In a city that doesn’t sleep. / And find I’m king of the hill / Top of...

A shadowy figure is writing style code for a website, which closely resembles hacking, because there is colorful text on a screen. (Photo Credit: Mika Baumeister / Unsplash)

XZ Utils Attack: Open Source Shenanigans

Asa Paparo, Staff Reporter July 8, 2024

On March 28th, 2024, while benchmarking the database software that he worked on, called 'PostgreSQL,' Microsoft engineer Andres Freund noticed something peculiar, a delay of just over 500 milliseconds...

The subject is holding binoculars, symbolizing ‘looking deeper’ into a person, a conversation, and/or an action. It is the act of observing, and being able to understand someone even if they don’t say a word. (Photo Credit: Mostafa Meraji / Unsplash)

How to Tell a Story Without Saying a Word

Sasha White, Staff Reporter July 3, 2024

In our day-to-day interactions, understanding social cues is one of many invaluable skills that everyone should learn. Whether this is undertaken to unpack how an individual is feeling in a given situation...

Here is an image of a rare pediatric tumor tissue, which is stained purple underneath a light microscope. The dark purple dots are the nucleus, and the pale pink is the rest of the tumor cells, clustered together. The dark pink areas are red blood cells. (Image Credit: Mount Sinai Neuropathology; used by permission)

How Scientists Are Mapping the Brain

Rossitsa Mina Petrova, Staff Reporter July 2, 2024

The most complex part of the human body just got a whole lot simpler. Recent breakthroughs in scientific research have allowed scientists to map the brain at a single cell resolution. The brain is the...

Rishi Sunak is currently the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Sunak’s tenure has been marked by a variety of scandals by Tory MPs and various economic problems. (Photo Credit: Simon Walker / HM Treasury, Wikimedia Commons)

A Look at the Current State of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom

Amy Beloume, Staff Reporter July 1, 2024

The Conservative Party (also known as the Tory Party) has dominated the United Kingdom for a long 14 years, and with the COVID-19 pandemic and the numerous effects of Brexit, their ideals and decisions...

The spotted lanternfly became one of the most recognizable invasive species in New York City due to the large swarms identified last year. After numerous reports from civilians and a collective effort to get rid of them, the SLF epidemic came to a close. (Photo Credit: Cbaile19, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons)

The Invasive Species Threat: A Closer Look at New York’s Ecological Invaders

Maliha Chowdhury, Staff Reporter June 20, 2024

There are a few things I remember about my summer last year such as constant trips to the mall with friends, frequent family visits, going to the beach and enjoying the fresh air at my local park. Every...

There are a variety of prescription drugs shown but few have the same effect on memory as propranolol. (Photo Credit: Myriam Zilles / Unsplash)

The Drug That May Forever Change Fear: Propranolol

Chaiya Milowic, Staff Reporter June 20, 2024

The human brain is a complex system of neurons, synapses, and pathways that help store and retrieve memories. Pleasant memories enhance our life and unpleasant memories can severely harm our wellbeing.  Recently,...

 In a national kid’s chess tournament, only one girl is visibly playing in a room full of boys, displaying how gender gaps in chess begin at an extremely young age. (Photo Credit: Pacifciworldschool, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

The Hidden Gender Bias in Chess

Liah Igel, Staff Reporter June 20, 2024

Imagine two people sit on opposite sides of a table — the only thing separating them is a small, checkered black and white board. Each of them intently stares at the board, contemplating what their next...

Just Stop Oil protestors often glue their hands to the frames of paintings in major art museums, a reminder that their movement is here to stay. (Photo Credit: Just Stop Oil, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

Art or Life: A Look at Art Vandalism as Used By Protest Movements

Acadia Bost, Staff Reporter May 14, 2024

“What is worth more, art or life?”  “Are you more concerned about the protection of a painting or the protection of our planet and people?'' a protester from Just Stop Oil yelled at a mass of...

Pictured is the Fushimi Inari Trail, in Kyoto, Japan. As Japan tackles its pressing demographic issues, the world watches and learns, recognizing the global implications of the nation's strategies to manage an aging and shrinking population. (Photo Credit: Lin Mei / Unsplash)

Exploring the Depths of Japan’s Demographic Shift

Isabel Goldfarb, Staff Reporter May 14, 2024

In the land of the rising sun, an impending crisis casts a shadow over Japan's future — a demographic decline which threatens to redefine its national identity and global standing. This spring, Japan...

Jaclyn Eum ’25 registers to vote at the Bronx Science voter registration initiative.

The 2024 Presidential Election: The Perspectives of Our Youth Voters

Ayana Chari, Staff Reporter May 14, 2024

Congratulations, you’re an adult! Turning 18 brings responsibilities like taxes, newfound freedoms, and the ability to exercise your right to vote. For the majority of seniors at Bronx Science, this...

Catalan flags wave against the backdrop of Barcelona's bustling streets, as the quest for independence continues to shape the region's political landscape.
(Photo Credit: Kippelboy, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

Unpacking Catalan Politics: The Push for Independence

Nicholas Anderson, Staff Reporter May 14, 2024

Independence for Catalan has long been a contentious topic, with debates over its right to political and economic autonomy dating back to the region's incorporation into the Kingdom of Spain in the early...

Pictured is former President Ronald Reagan leading a bipartisan Congressional Leadership meeting in a Cabinet room. (Photo Credit: Series: Reagan White House Photographs, 1/20/1981 - 1/20/1989Collection: White House Photographic Collection, 1/20/1981 - 1/20/1989, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

The Breakdown of Bipartisanship

Pritika Patel, Staff Reporter May 14, 2024

As the 2024 election cycle picks up, it seems as if one question is on people’s minds: red or blue? However, this question fails to acknowledge that politics is not as simple as picking one side over...

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