What Is Happening in Gaza?

By Jaya Burns

29 September 2025

By Kora Scalia 

10 October  2025 

 On October 1, 2025, 91-year-old Jane Goodall died. Goodall was best known for her work with chimpanzees. Her journey with Chimpanzee began in 1960. Goodall was scheduled to speak at an event in Los Angeles when she died due to natural causes.

 Goodall was a British primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologist. When she was 26-years-old, she went to Tanzania to begin her important research on chimpanzees in the wild. During her study, she found that primates display an array of behaviors similar to humans, such as the ability to develop individual personalities, and the ability to make and use their own tools.

Goodall's love for animals  started at a very young age. She often dreamed of traveling to South Africa, she told ABC in an interview. Goodall eventually earned her PHD in ethology, the study of animal behavior from the Universities from Cambridge. Not only did she travel to South Africa, she conducted groundbreaking research about chimpanzees there.

In 1977, Goodall and Genevieve di San Faustino founded the Jane Goodall Institute, an organization that aims to improve the treatment and understanding of primates through public education and legal representation. The headquarters for the Institute are in Washington D.C., but there are offices in 25 cities around the world. One of Goodall's goals was to improve the treatment and understanding of primates. 

By Jude Szijarto

09  October 2025

Every October, the world celebrates the Nobel Prizes — awards given to people who have made major contributions to science, literature, and peace. This year, scientists in both physics and chemistry were recognized for discoveries that could change the future of technology, energy, and the environment.

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics went to three researchers who made big advances in quantum technology. Their work helps scientists understand and control particles at the tiniest level imaginable — smaller than atoms. These discoveries could one day lead to faster, safer computers known as quantum computers, which are already being explored by major tech companies. The winners’ research also improves data security and the way information can be shared instantly across long distances.

In chemistry, the Nobel Prize was awarded for the development of metal-organic frameworks (often called MOFs). These are special materials made up of metal atoms connected to tiny organic molecules, creating structures with lots of empty space inside. Think of them like sponges on a microscopic level — able to trap gases, clean polluted air, or even store energy. Scientists believe MOFs could play a major role in fighting climate change, since they can capture harmful carbon dioxide from the air and store hydrogen for clean fuel.

Both awards show how science continues to shape our future. From the smallest particles to the air we breathe, these discoveries prove that curiosity and research can lead to real solutions for global challenges. For young scientists everywhere, the Nobel Prizes are a reminder that today’s classroom experiments might become tomorrow’s breakthroughs.

By Belle Calhoun 

10 October  2025 

The U.S. government shutdown has stretched into mid-October 2025, with tensions rising between Congress and the Trump administration. Efforts to pass a stopgap funding bill collapsed again after the Senate failed to reach the 60 votes needed to move forward, leaving federal operations at a near standstill.

The Trump administration has responded with a wave of terminations, and over 4,000 federal employees have been dismissed since the shutdown began on October 1. Many of these layoffs have affected programs that support vulnerable communities, including education, housing, and senior care.

In a bold move, President Trump announced that a list of “Democrat programs” facing permanent cuts will be released later this week. He has defended the decision as a way to “streamline government,” but critics warn it could permanently dismantle crucial public services.

To ease public backlash, the administration ordered the Pentagon to use leftover funds to ensure military paychecks go out as scheduled, avoiding one of the most politically sensitive issues of the shutdown. Meanwhile, Democrats in Congress have introduced new legislation to protect funding for the WIC nutrition program, highlighting growing fears about how the prolonged shutdown is impacting women, children, and low-income families.

AI Impersonating Influencers

By Jaya Burns

22 September 2025

By Trinity Watson

22 September 2025

Punished for being quirky? Ned the snail is 1 in 40,000 snails whose organs don’t line up with those of the rest of their species. His shell coils to the left, instead of the typical right, meaning unless there is another lefty snail, he is doomed to an eternal loveless life. When you have a left-coiling snail and a right-coiling snail, their shells can’t slide to meet up, leading to unsuccessful reproduction. 

This predicament prompted a New Zealand nature lover, Giselle Clarkson, who found the snail in her garden in August, to launch a campaign to find Ned's eternal match. Unfortunately for Ned, said conquest has been a painstakingly slow process. His romantic struggles have attracted global news coverage, but due to New Zealand's strict biosecurity controls this means that a long distance relationship is off the table for Ned. The fact that romantic hopefuls do not need to be a sex match should have boosted Ned’s prospects, but his line has been empty except for photos of optimistically misidentified right-coiling snails. 

Ned still has time to find his perfect match as garden snails live for two to five years and Ned's shell suggests that he is about 6 months old, meaning he should feel no pressure to speed up this process. Clarkson and many fans are still holding out hope for him.