Potential biosignatures of Martian life. The potential discovery of the century: a sample collected from Jezero Crater on Mars by the Perseverance rover hints at the possibility of ancient Martian life. Collected on July 21st, 2024, the sample collected from a rock dubbed “Cheyava Falls” was analyzed by Perseverance using several instruments in its onboard lab to analyze the minerals in the rocks. This data … Continue reading Life on Mars?
The Crackdown on Unhealthy Food Ingredients Pepsi, Reese’s Take 5, Canned Fruit, and Hot Dogs, what do all of these foods and drinks have in common? They all actually have corn in them—well, technically, corn syrup is an extraction of corn starch made from the material inside corn kernels to promote the production of various types of sugars, such as glucose or maltose. This is … Continue reading The Faults in Our Foods
Jerry Departs the Ice Cream Empire Ben & Jerry’s, an American ice cream company known worldwide for its premium homemade ice cream, frozen yogurt, and sorbet, was founded on May 5, 1978, in Burlington, Vermont, by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield. Selling their products in grocery and convenience stores in over 35 countries, Ben & Jerry’s has been linking business with activism since Cohen and … Continue reading Ben & Jerry are Splitting Up
Students and Staff Perplexed at Redistricting Decision The Board of Education has finally scheduled Oakland Mills for renovation in the summer of 2027; however, the renovation is expected to take longer than initially anticipated, leading the Board to decide that all Oakland Mills students and staff will be temporarily redistricted to other HCPSS schools until the renovations are finished. The response from students and staff … Continue reading OM To Be Redistricted for Renovations
New Credits Required for 25-26 School Year At the latest board meeting, the Howard County Board of Education decided to implement a few additional credits for all seniors to graduate high school. The new credits in physical education and health will be required for all students starting in the 2025-26 school year. This means that any student enrolled in HCPSS would have to complete an … Continue reading Course Requirement Added
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