By: Henry Guo If you’re a fan of chamber music, you must have heard of the Beaux Arts Trio, one of the most renowned trios in the world. But have you ever heard of the Jewish pianist Menahem Pressler? This 94-year old …
Read More »The Unexpected Danger of Raw Cookie Dough
Submitted by: Jasmine Pao As a kid, the most exciting thing about baking is trying to sneak off a little bit of the raw cookie dough before your mom can stop you. She chastises you about getting salmonella from the raw eggs …
Read More »Space and our Bodies: Gravity
By Michael Chang Space, the gargantuan area that surrounds the small blue marble we call our planet, is a dangerous place. Even deadly is an understatement. In space, there is nothing to help us slow down, let us hear each other, and …
Read More »U.S., Japan, and South Korea’s Response to North Korea Dispatching Missiles
By Cindy Xinrui Zhang On Tuesday March 14, the U.S., Japan, and South Korea sent a high-tech missile defense ship to Japan’s northwest coast where North Korea fired four banned, ballistic missiles just eight days ago from Pyongyang. Each of these missiles …
Read More »Naptime Isn’t Just For Kids
By Krystal Yang How many times have you seen a classmate fall asleep during a lecture? In fact, how many times have you yourself fallen asleep in the middle of class? Unfortunately, you are not alone. In a survey conducted by the …
Read More »How self-driving cars will change your life
Here at Rising Star Magazine, technology is usually separated from the lifestyle column. However, one new development in the tech world today will have such a large impact on our lives: autonomous cars. Once fully autonomous cars are introduced to the world, …
Read More »Antarctica Ice-Sheets
Submitted by: Lauren Watt Greenland, much of which is covered in ice, is located in the Danish territory between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. There is an ice sheet covering the island of Greenland, and we can see dramatic melting in …
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