By: Stormy Canning Smith In the Spring of 1945, three young men worked tirelessly, planting by hand one hundred and ten thousand wheat seeds across dozens of acres of farmland in Mexico’s Northern Yaqui Valley. 1 Among them was Norman E. Borlaug. An American agronomist, graduate of the College of Agriculture and former member of the United States Forest Service, Borlaug had moved south to Mexico from his home in the rural Midwest earlier that year. 2 He had been hired by the

By: Stormy Canning-Smith The Industrial Revolution is often cited as a decisive starting point of the Anthropocene–an epoch defined by the impact of humans as a dominant force shaping the natural environment. The Industrial Revolution created a massive surge in fossil fuel use, migration and urbanization, mechanized and mass production, and other exploitative methods of resource extraction, all of which marked a shift in human impact on the planet, and our relationship to the

This painting was created to show the impact of pollution on sea life. A turtle, bright and innocent, drifts toward a field of glowing...

By: Grace Xie Climate change has become increasingly hotly debated on the global stage. While some countries are shifting towards an...

By: Grace Xie Everyone has heard of rising seawater, but what about sinking land? Research by Ohenhen et al. in 2025 found that in the 28...

By: Grace Xie The burden of collecting data may not always be realistically completed by a small team of scientists. What if you wanted...

By: Grace Xie How can you express your voice with art?Countless artists from prehistory to modern day have struggled and found answers to...

By: Grace Xie Do you live in an area with many streets, sidewalks, and parking lots? Do you notice water pooling around after rain?...

By: Catherine Wei When I think of eyes, I think of Ancient sequoias, watching centuries from the ground, The pleading gaze of the...

By: Various Authors(G5-G8) Introduction: The below is written by students from G4-G9 attending A Scientific Approach to the Ocean:...

By Various Authors(Grades 4 to 9) Introduction: The below is written by the combined efforts of 30+ students from G4-G9 attending A...

By: Chloe Que An innovative twist on a girl riding a polar bear this painting simultaneously demonstrates various natural habitats....

By : Chloe Que Capturing the diverse nature of marine life this piece shows playful dolphins and curious seahorses.

By: Chloe Que Resembling the darkness of the deep ocean this piece playfully interacts with the unknown nature of animal worlds

By Chloe Que The power of unity represented by the coming together of all people to make a difference. Togethor we can embrace the world...

By Chloe Que Painting the complexity of earth’s future on our current track. Will we be forced to explore the solar system for the sake...

By Catherine Wei Through this piece, I wanted to raise awareness of the deep sea as well as appreciate the wonder of nature. The...

By: Heidi Xu In the heart of nature is an acrylic paint piece showing the delicate interconnection between people and the environment....

By Heidi Xu A Home in the Shells is a watercolor piece of a futuristic vision for architecture. A medley of marine life and human design...

By: Teresa Yu Vertical farming refers to the practice of growing crops in vertically stacked layers. Such systems can be integrated into...