Posts by Mahak Singhal

Maria adjusts her special eclipse glasses for the third time, her hands trembling slightly as she stares up at the afternoon sky above her Tuscan village. Her 8-year-old grandson tugs…

Sarah Martinez was scrolling through her weather app Tuesday morning when she noticed something odd. The 10-day forecast for her hometown of Kansas City showed temperatures bouncing from 45°F to…

Last Tuesday night, I opened my oven to check on what I thought would be just another side dish. Instead, steam rolled out carrying the smell of crispy bacon and…

Sarah watched her neighbor's eight-year-old throw himself on the grocery store floor, screaming because his mom wouldn't buy candy. Instead of walking away, the mother crouched down, pulled out her…

Sarah Chen was grabbing her morning coffee when her phone buzzed with an urgent message from her research team. As a marine physicist at UC San Diego, she's used to…

Sarah first heard them on a Tuesday night in October. That unmistakable scratching behind the kitchen cabinets at 2 AM, followed by the soft patter of tiny feet across her…

Sarah Chen had always dreamed of swimming with sharks, maybe spotting a rare sea turtle during her vacation dives. But when she saw the grainy video footage her diving instructor…

Sarah Jenkins was scrolling through her phone on a Tuesday morning when she stopped at a headline that made her coffee go cold. Scientists had found an entire forest buried…

Sarah stared at her dashboard in disbelief as her car sputtered to a stop outside the daycare center. The temperature gauge read -15°F, and her fuel gauge sat stubbornly on…

Sarah thought she was being smart. Last spring, when firewood prices were still reasonable, she ordered three cords of mixed hardwood and had it dumped in her backyard. She stacked…