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The Science Survey
We've got the news down to a science!

The Science Survey
We've got the news down to a science!

The Science Survey
Students support the environment through participation in environmental awareness days, school-wide recycling initiatives, and working in the school garden.

Seven Rising Voices, One Climate Crisis

Anna Koontz, Staff Reporter
March 18, 2025
Suri Wang ’25 (left), president Sophia One ’25 (middle), and Maysha Chowdhury ’25 (right) lead a Green Team discussion about an upcoming school-wide scavenger hunt.

Speak For the Trees: A Profile on Bronx Science’s Green Team

Aviv Kotok, Staff Reporter
March 18, 2025
Ten years ago, on September 21st, 2014, approximately 311,000 people marched in the 2014 People’s Climate March, the biggest climate protest recorded in history. It was endorsed by over 1,500 organizations, including members of the NY Renews coalition. Now, climate justice efforts are more crucial than ever during this turbulent time. (Photo Credit: Elizabeth Stilwell from New York, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

New York City’s Past, Present, and Future: Climate Justice and the Trump Administration

Karen (Asahi) Ono, Staff Reporter
March 13, 2025
Throughout January of 2025, areas across California lit up in seven combined wildfires. Wildfires are exacerbated by climate change, and they are expected to magnify in frequency and severity as climate change worsens. (Photo Credit: Pacific Southwest Forest Service, USDA from USA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Climate Change is Everyone’s Problem

Madison Kang, Staff Reporter
March 8, 2025
Big businesses are exploiting the growing concern for the environment in an attempt to maximize their profits. (Image Credit: Adobe Stock)

Greenwashing: Corporations’ Latest Facade

Sarita Satyanarayana, Staff Reporter
March 7, 2025
Spending time in natural environments has been shown to boost mental health, but why? Research shows that outdoor activities reduce stress and anxiety, elevate moods, and promote mindfulness. (Photo Credit: Mitsuo Komoriya / Unsplash)

Nature’s Healing Power: Boosting Mental Health Through the Great Outdoors

Christina Kantlis, Staff Reporter
February 12, 2025
This is a view inside the shed at the Bronx River House — you can see cars, kayaks, paddles, and more.

Stewards of the Bronx River: How the Bronx River Alliance is Bringing Back Biodiversity

Lily Zufall, Staff Reporter
July 10, 2024
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
Each day, there are 610,000 bike trips made in New York City. (Photo Credit: Spenser Sembrat / Unsplash)

Citi Bike’s Impact on New York City Transportation

Lara Adamjee, Staff Reporter
May 14, 2024
Here, a group of beautiful freshwater fish happily swim in the water. (Photo Credit: Davi Magalhães / Unsplash)

A Glimpse Into the Freshwater Ecosystems: The Rapidly Declining Population of Freshwater Fish

Winnie Huang, Staff Reporter
May 8, 2024
Cafeteria monitor Lydia Du ’24 prevents a student from incorrectly putting a compostable lunch tray in the trash.

Meet the Heroes Behind Bronx Science’s Waste Management (You Can Be One, Too)

Anna Koontz, Staff Reporter
March 12, 2024
Receiving 300,000 visitors a year, the Byodo-In Temple gives tourists a glimpse of Hawaiian culture. The temple is home to koi fish, swans, and cats, and invites visitors to enjoy the peaceful natural surroundings.

Tourism: A Double-Edged Sword of Economic Prosperity and Environmental Impact

Grace Mao, Staff Reporter
March 12, 2024
Perhaps one of the most disheartening consequences of the climate crisis is its effect on stargazing. Many metropolitan areas are enshrouded by a coating of aerosols and destructive light pollution, obscuring the cosmos. In order to fight back against the climate crisis, we must search for the cosmos within ourselves instead. (Photo Credit: herdiephoto, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

Self-Realization is the Key to Solving the Climate Crisis

Rajin Tahsan, Staff Reporter
January 26, 2024
In the United States, the LACEY Act prohibits the trade of wildlife, including timber, that was illegally obtained. Other countries have similar legal protections, such as Canada’s Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act. (Photo credit: Dan Meyers / Unsplash)

The Hidden World of Tree Poaching

Anna Koontz, Staff Reporter
January 26, 2024
New York City restaurants, which range from ostentatious to luxurious, sometimes being both, have limited space, because space in New York City is so scarce.

Balancing Profit, People, and Planet: Ongoing Struggles for Sustainable Practices in Restaurants

Maximilian Duravcevic, Staff Reporter
January 26, 2024
Here is the Climate Change March on September 17th, 2023, displaying the sheer number of people who are advocating for climate change awareness. (Photo used by permission of Climatestrikebxsci on Instagram)

The Importance of Marching to Save the Planet

Liah Igel, Staff Reporter
December 28, 2023
The Maple Street Community Garden welcomed residents from all over the city on June 3rd, 2023 for activities and games.

A Labor of Love: The Maple Street Community Garden

Acadia Bost, Staff Reporter
July 21, 2023
“Activism is my rent for living on the planet," said the American novelist and activist Alice Walker. (Photo Credit: Matt Hrkac from Geelong / Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

Youth Activism: A Story of Perseverance and Passion

Ruby Moran, Staff Reporter
July 21, 2023
Whether it’s influencers starting off a TikTok by noting, “I’ve been seeing this product all over TikTok and had to try it,” or whether you’ve just seen the same ad everywhere, spending money for unjustifiable reasons is being normalized. (Jon Tyson / Unsplash)

Where’s Hyperconsumerism Taking Us, Anyway?

Marina Tiligadas, Staff Reporter
July 20, 2023
As of 2023, the total amount of plastic produced each year weighs approximately half the weight of the human population around the world. According to The Natural Resources Defense Council, half of that plastic is single-use.

Plastic Today and Plastic Forever: The History of Excessive Plastic Usage in America

Susan Cohen, Staff Reporter
July 18, 2023
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