Written by : Ava Heydarian Edited by : Darrin Lin Three, two, one—Happy New Year! In the United States, we celebrate New Year’s Eve on December 31st, spending time with friends and family waiting for the clock to hit midnight. Then, we have a day off on New Year's Day, January 1st. But have you ever thought of whether other countries do the same? Cultures across the world celebrate the start of a new yea

Written by : Hanning Yan Edited by : Carine Medellus Photo taken from alamy From the phones that we use to access the Internet, to the cars we drive everywhere, and the planes we take across the ocean, our lives are incredibly connected. Each day, modern technology provides the possibility of interaction with many people from different places and backgrounds. A life without these connections seems unimaginable.

Written by : Ryan Cho Edited by : Darrin Lin https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=%22truffle+pig%22 Do you know what people in Italy often call black gold? It’s a truffle! Truffles are a type of fungus, a group that includes organisms like mushrooms, that grow near tree roots and are very hard to find. Because truffles grow underground and never appear on the surface, hunters have to rely on smell rat

Written by : Victoria Otero Edited by : Rachel Chen Image by Helen Zhang Have you ever looked up at the night sky and felt it was calling you to explore? Each night, the universe puts on a spectacular show just for us; the best part, you don’t need a rocket ship to see it. All you have to do is go outside and look up. Stargazing is one of the easiest ways to become a real-life space explorer. From spotting constellations lik