The Roman Empire was one of the greatest political regimes in history. At one of their greatest heights around the third century, they had control over 45 million people. With their centralized control of the army, the Greek-Roman way of thinking, culture...

Don’t remove the leaves in your yard this fall. Nature’s got better things to do with them, and you’ve got better things to do in nature. But before humans came around with our own – often flawed – beauty standards, grass still grew green...

The internet is a vast place. It’s estimated that people upload 463 billion gigabytes worth of data every single day to the internet. To put that number into perspective, that would be 154.33 trillion photos uploaded to Instagram every day if every...

In grade school, when I’d fret about an upcoming exam, a race, a presentation, my mother always knew how to help. “Smart people worry,” she’d say. I was blessed to be raised by parents who taught my sister and I to love ourselves and to never...

Sending “thoughts and prayers” has become redundant, especially since tragedies such as the recent Minnesota school shooting have become more common. People need action in addition to words, but that happens only if high-ranking government officials...

It’s a tradition in America to look forward to the three-month long summer break at the end of each school year. This break often holds key memories for students, not just because of the excitement of not having school, but also the memories that...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has become much more isolated and online. To some, 2020 was the first year they ever experienced online learning, online meetings and online therapy. The pandemic really changed the way that people interact with...

One of the main campaign premises – if not the most prominent one — of President Donald Trump was the definitive cessation of hostilities in the war between Ukraine and Russia. Campaign promises of immediate success in negotiations that would have...

Although planning and preparation are always good practices, this year I believe they should be considered especially necessary. Establishing personal financial awareness is the first step, and there are multiple resources dedicated to helping students...

Observe, hypothesize, experiment, repeat. It’s paramount that each blossoming scientist learns how to use the scientific method, and uses it well, but there’s also valuable lessons for non-scientists hidden in this special way. I: OBSERVE – STAY...

President Donald Trump’s claim that the Republican Party is “entitled to five more seats” in Texas’ legislature is a concerning sign regarding the state of democracy in the U.S. However, the Democratic Party choosing to gerrymander their own states...

President Donald Trump’s administration’s Oncler-like proposal to rescind the Roadless Rule puts too much life at risk.  Signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 2001, the Roadless Rule protects select inventoried roadless areas in the National...