Grade 10

The Ice Stupas: Artificial glaciers at the edge of the Himalayas

Source: The New Yorker

Ice stupas are artificially engineered glaciers meant to inspire innovative thinking in response to climate change.

How Cancer Starts

Source: Cancer Research UK

Cancer is not a disease that people catch—instead, it is the result of mutations, or changes at the cellular level. Find out how these tiny changes can make things go very wrong.

How a Technology That Helped Settle the West Became Known as the “Devil’s Rope”

Source: Slate

As American settlers moved westward into the Great Plains, conflicts arose between cattle ranchers and farmers. Learn what role barbed wire played and how this change to the landscape affected this new nation’s bison population.

Climate Change Is A Public Health Emergency, Doctor Says. Here’s How To Respond

Source: WBUR

You may not think of climate change as an issue of public health. However, the doctors featured in this article view it as part of their responsibility to help to address the threats to human life and health posed by climate change, such as the devastation caused by increasingly severe wildfires.

11 dramatic ways the world has changed in the last 20 years alone

Source: Business Insider

According to this article, the widespread use of smartphones and social media are two of the most significant developments of the past two decades. What are some of the other major ways the world has changed in the last 20 years?

5 Tips to Help You Respond Effectively to Change

Source: Psychology Today

Click this link for some helpful tips about responding to change in your life, including a reminder that when things are shifting around you, it’s important to stay focused on who you are.

Shareable quotes from experts about the impact of digital life

Source: Pew Research Center

How is life changing for people in the Digital Age? Click here to read quotations by a number of experts in the technology industry to find out how they responded to this question.

With Climate Change No Longer in the Future, Adaptation Speeds Up

Source: The New York Times

What are some of the ways people around the world are responding to changes in Earth’s climate? Read this article to find out.

Mass Extinctions

Source: National Geographic

Five mass extinctions—the die-off of a majority of species—have occurred in earth’s history. What causes these periodic extinctions? A sudden change in climate or atmosphere that living things can’t adapt quickly enough to survive. Find out what we know about these changes and what species were able to flourish in their wake.

Who Gets to Claim Kafka?

Source: The Atlantic

The national archives of both Germany and Israel have laid claim to the writings of Franz Kafka, author of The Metamorphosis. Read to learn more about the influential author and the legal battle over his manuscripts.

9/11 to today: Ways we have changed

Source: PBS

How have the United States and the world changed in response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11?

How space can change the human body

Source: Fox News

Did you know that astronauts actually grow taller while they’re in orbit? This article examines the ways the human body responds to life in space.

‘Leaning Into the Wind’ shows that, more than ever, Andy Goldsworthy is one with nature

Source: The Boston Globe

Thomas Riedelsheimer, director of the film “Rivers and Tides,” has teamed up with artist Andy Goldsworthy for a new documentary called “Leaning Into the Wind.” Read this review to learn more.

Why Hawaii’s Newest Eruption Makes Volcanologists Nervous

Source: The Atlantic

The eruption of Kilauea volcano has caused many Hawaiians to evacuate their homes. This article explains why experts are concerned about the slow-developing nature of this disaster and its potential to displace communities for an extended period of time.

Hour of Horror Forever Alters American Lives

Source: The Wall Street Journal

Winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting, this analysis published on September 12, 2001, discusses how the previous day’s attacks might change day-to-day life in America.

Guerilla Gardener Sparks Food Revolution in South Central LA

Source: NBC 4 News (Los Angeles)

A few years ago, Ron Finley decided to change his neighborhood’s lack of healthy foods. After an initial negative response from city authorities, his work is now educating and inspiring others to make positive changes through gardening.

With teen mental health deteriorating over five years, there’s a likely culprit

Source: The Conversation

Even a change that’s generally good can have negative consequences.

The Marvel of Marfa

Source: The Wall Street Journal

Unlike Andy Goldsworthy, artist Donald Judd created some of his best-known works with unmistakably man-made forms and materials. But changes in nature play a key role in his art as well, in the form of the ever-changing light of West Texas.

Polar ice reveals secrets of carbon-climate feedbacks

Source: Phys.org

Climate change models are more complicated than you might think. Increasing temperatures change the way carbon is held in soil, water, and ice.

California’s wildfires are not “natural” — humans made them worse at every step

Source: Vox

It’s not your imagination—California’s wildfires really are threatening more people and property than ever. Find out about the changes that are fueling the destruction.

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