Rodents, the Unsung Hero of the Forest Ecosystem
By: Jane Heeral The pitch black, moonless, night enclosed the forest. The lofty oaks and pines appeared as dark shadows. Though the...
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ON THE FITZ
What is On the Fitz?
A collection of articles written by our younger staff writers.
Artist Replicates Famous Painting With Legos
By: Jason Shen Ai Weiwei, the son of a famous Chinese poet, has recreated the well-known Claude Monet oil painting of water lilies. The...
Columbia University Engineers 3D Print An Edible Cheesecake
By: Ethan & Connie Cao Have you ever thought of a 3D printer that can print any object like houses or even food? If you did, your wish...
Aussie Embarks on Around-the-World Hike
By: Kai Wang Alexander Campbell is embarking on a four-year hike around the world. Alexander Campbell, who grew up in Sydney, Australia,...
Scientists 3d Print Edible Food
By: Jason Shen Scientists from New York’s Columbia University 3d printed an edible cheesecake. While scientists have been able to create...
Artist Recreates Famous Painting in Legos
By: Kai Wang Ai Weiwei is a renowned artist who uses art to fight injustice and human rights violations. Born on August 28, 1957, in...
Alexander Campbell on a round-the-world hike for Fred Hollows Foundation
By: Ethan & Connie Cao Taking a vacation by traveling on foot is a very difficult way of transportation. It is very tiring, especially...
Hiking
By: Olivia Lin Hiking is fun when friends and family accompany you on a trail, but hiking across the whole world is way too much for me....
Scientist Discovers Black Hole Leaving a Trail of Stars
By: Jason Shen A black hole is an area of such immense gravity that nothing (even light) can escape from it. Black holes form at the end...
The Town That Is Built Under a Rock!
By: Jingwei Zhao Have you ever wondered what any ideal living conditions would be like? For you, it could be an apartment in a bustling...
Scientists Make New Type of Paint from Nature
By: JJ G Scientists from the University of Florida have created a new paint from nature. The paint is very light and soft. But, the...
Artist Recreates a Painting in Lego Bricks
By: JJ G The Chinese artist Ai Weiwei recreated Claude Monet’s painting out of Lego bricks. Ai grew up in the far northwest of China,...
Artist recreates famous paintings out of lego
By: Ethan & Connie Cao Ai WeiWei, one of the world’s most famous contemporary artists, has turned his attention away from photo, clay,...
Plants “Talk” – Especially When They’re Stressed
By: Ethan & Connie Cao Scientists have found out that plants and flowers can react to sound! Not only do flowers make sweeter nectar to...
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures First Clear Images of Sun Rays on Mars
By: Kai Wang After years of exploring the surface of Mars, NASA’s Curiosity rover recently captured a stunning sunset. NASA's Curiosity...
Danish artist Thomas Dambo creates a global troll hunt for his 100th masterpiece
By: Ethan & Connie Cao A worldwide treasure hunt has begun ranging many kilometers, from the United States to Russia to Denmark. Join the...
Pope Francis in hospital with a respiratory infection
By: Ethan & Connie Cao The current leader of the Catholic church was hospitalized last week. Pope Francis is being treated for a...
Floating Solar Panels
By: Kai Wang The sun shines brightly over a lake, where a cluster of solar panels generates clean energy for nearby communities. These...
Floatovoltaics
By: Jason Shen There is a new way of generating energy, and it is a lot faster than solar panels. This new idea is about putting solar...
Worldwide, Governments Work to Limit TikTok
By: Ethan & Connie Cao As countries worldwide decide to ban the very problematic app, TikTok. TikTok is a video-sharing app used by...
Long-Lost Fairy Lantern Plant Rediscovered In Japan
By: Ethan & Connie Cao A supposedly “extinct” plant has been rediscovered! The plant, known as the Fairy Lantern plant (T. kobensis was...
Floating Solar Panels’ potential future
By: Stephen Chen ----- Introduction of the world’s largest floating solar panel What’s going to be the most potential and efficient...
After a Decade Rover Captures Clear Pictures of Mars Sun Rays
By: JJ G Scientists have been researching Mars for over a decade now because Mars is the most habitable planet after Earth. Mars has...
4-day work week - an effective method for appropriate people and companies
By: Stephen Chen In recent years, the idea of a 4-day work week has become more and more popular. Companies across the world, and even...
March Madness, Explained
By: Kai Wang The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball championships are one of the most widely-watch sporting...
Rediscovery of Long-Lost Fairy Lantern Plant
By: Kai Wang Researchers worldwide are excited about the rediscovery of the Thismia kobensis, or Fairy Lantern, a rare and elusive...
Curiosity Finds Sunset on Mars
By: Jason Shen After over a decade of searching Mars, the Mars rover, Curiosity captured a stunning image of a sunset. The image shows...
March Madness
By: Jason Shen March Madness is a tournament where NBA teams compete for the win. As the name suggests, the tournament is held in March....
What Is March Madness?
By: JJ G March Madness is a Division I competitive NCAA basketball tournament. Both men and women can play. 64 American teams are...
The first robot on Mars
By: Samuel Guo The Curiosity rover is a robotic space exploration mission that was developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)...
Shape-Shifting Robot Melts To Escape "Prison Cell"
By: Ethan & Connie Cao Two months ago, team scientists invented something completely unbelievable. Have you heard of a robot melting...
The best basketball player ever?
By: Samuel Guo Steph Curry is one of six players in the NBA who currently averages more than 30 points per game, a testament to his...
The Mystery of Unidentified Flying Objects Over North America
By: Kai Wang Earlier last month, the United States shot down a giant white balloon that had traveled over a large part of North America....
Humans Can Understand Signals Used by Apes
By: Ethan & Connie Cao Apes have been part of our timeline for a long time. These creatures are so similar to us that we have been...
A New Way
By: Jason Shen Scientists found a new way to detect indoor air pollution was recently found, and it may very well surprise you....
Changes in Roald Dahl’s Books
By: Jason Shen Puffin, a publishing company, has recently been changing Roald Dahl's books to have fewer insults. Roald Dahl is a popular...
How the 3-point line Is Breaking Basketball
By: Kai Wang This chart shows the most common shot locations in 2001-2002 and 2017-18. You can see that amount of 3-pointers has...
Biden Visits Ukraine Nearly a Year After War Started
By: JJ G Biden made a surprise visit to Ukraine to demonstrate the US's support in the ongoing conflict with Russia. Biden visited...
Humans Understand Signals Used By Apes
By: Jason Shen Scientists have shown that humans appear to have the ability to understand the Ape’s signs. Apes have their own system of...
Biden Visits Ukraine Nearly a Year After War Started
By: Ethan&Connie Cao Last month, the president of the United States, Joe Biden, stepped off a plane awaited by a crowd of admirers. He...
Greek Freak
By: Stephen Chen There is a famous sentence in the book To Helen written by Allan Poe: “The glory that was Greece and the grandeur that...
Mysterious Objects Flying Over North America
By: JJ G Recently, four objects have been seen in the sky and tracked down. All were tracked down by fighter jets. The first object that...
NBA Scores Are Increasing Slowly Because of The Three-Pointer Rule
By: JJ G NBA players have started to make a lot more three-pointers and scores are getting very high. Although three-pointers are a...
Camera Footage Captures Octopuses Throwing Debris At Each Other
By: Ethan & Connie Cao Have you ever heard of animals throwing things at each other?! If you haven’t, now you have. Animals throwing...
The Value of Learning Other Cultures
By: Jason Shen It is essential for kids nowadays to know other people’s cultures and traditions because nowadays, kids will meet other...
Human’s best animal friend – introduction of Dolphins
By: Stephen Chen On the day of August 2021, In the icy waters of the Isle of Talley, Ireland, a 30-year-old British man nearly died when...
Year of the Bunny- Lunar New year 2023
By: JJ G This year is the year of the rabbit. Rabbit people are reputed to be calm, intelligent, popular, and very lucky! On January 22,...
A Day to Remember Family
By: Edison Han In Mexico, bakeries will make a particular type of bread that many people like from October to the beginning of November....
Ship of Gold
By: Jason Shen S. S. Central America set off the coast of Panama headed for New York when it was caught in a hurricane on September 9,...
Year of the Rabbit
By: Jason Shen Every year on January 22, people celebrate Lunar New Year. Lunar New Year is a celebration that is mainly celebrated in...
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