Our monthly roundup is out! We have some exciting new resources for you this month. Check it out here, and don't forget to subscribe to receive next month's installment directly to your inbox: open.substack.com/pub/sciencej...

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Did you know some lizards use their tongue to help them smell, including Guatemalan beaded lizards? Does tongue-smelling help them find food? Learn what researchers at Georgia State University found while investigating how these lizards find their food: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how....

Our sense of smell can tell us a lot about the world. What can it tell us about ancient mummified bodies? Learn about what researchers at University of Ljubljana & University of London found when they investigated this question in this adapted article: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/wha...

Tuberculosis is the deadliest infectious disease, though it is preventable and treatable. The key is diagnosing it early. It turns out, rats may actually be able to help us with this! Learn how in this article adapted from @herorats.bsky.social's work: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how....

🥳We're excited to celebrate our 10th birthday with you all! If you've used SJK & want to show us some birthday love, please consider donating to our fundraiser: www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati.... We appreciate your continued support & hope to celebrate many more birthdays together!

Search dogs can help us to find certain items through their sense of smell. Researchers at Eötvös Loránd University International wanted to learn if certain types of dogs are naturally better at smelling than others. Find out what they learned: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/do-....

Try reaching your arm in front of you. To do so, your brain just sent messages along nerves in your spine. But what if you had 8 arms? Researchers wanted to learn about how octopuses coordinate all 8 of their tentacles. Read more: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...

Throughout the month of July, we've traversed from the bottom of the ocean all the way to the orbit of the Earth! Read all about it in the newest installment of our monthly newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/sciencej....

Atmospheric rivers can carry a lot of water through the air as water vapor, leading to heavy rains or snow when they hit land. Researchers at @berkeleylab.lbl.gov wanted to learn about how clusters of atmospheric rivers form. Read more: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...

What do a GPS, weather forecasting, and long-distance communication have in common? They all involve satellites in low Earth orbit! But it turns out climate change may impact how many satellites we have can in orbit. Learn more: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...

Happy Friday! As some of us start to prepare for the upcoming school year, we wanted to share some funny #TGIF science memes and jokes so you have a stockpile of them ready to entertain your students. Feel free to share your favs with us! #teachershare #funny #biologyjokes #memes

The way you think about time linked with your sense of community can impact your wellbeing, including levels of stress, depression, and anxiety. Learn more about this in our latest article adapted from work by researchers at the University of Padova: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/why....

Did you catch the new installment of our monthly newsletter? Check it out to learn all about cutting-edge microscopic robots and watch some fun footage of them in action: open.substack.com/pub/sciencej.... Donʻt forget to subscribe to receive the next edition straight to your inbox!

What if rocks could make oxygen? This sci-fi sounding “what if” may be true! Researchers at @samsocean.bsky.social were shocked to find oxygen production in the deep sea and traced its most probable source to metallic rocks on the sea floor. Read more: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...

Imagine a microscopic robot that moves like an inchworm and changes colors like a chameleon. Cornell scientists created a red blood cell-sized robot small enough to change how light bounces off a surface! Read all about it: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/wha...

Remember our adapted article on what happens to astronaut DNA in space? Now, we have a brand new, original lesson to go along with it, including a hands-on modeling activity and videos. Check it out: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/les...

Do you know about the different types of video resources we have? Read all about them in our latest installment of our monthly newsletter, and donʻt forget to subscribe to receive next monthʻs edition straight to your inbox: open.substack.com/pub/sciencej...!

Kangaroo rats are bipedal (2-legged) rodents that can jump high with their strong back legs, which can come in handy for escaping predators. But how does their response to predators compare to 4-legged rodents? Find out in our new adapted article: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...

Did you know that a weakened polar vortex (a band of strong winds above the North/South Poles) can lead to extremely cold weather & snow in other places? But what can cause a weak polar vortex? Find out what researchers learned in this adapted article: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...

🌟Science Journal for Kids and Teens is a free STEM teaching resource used by half a million science educators. With generous support from the Moderna Foundation in 2024, we produced & published 10 of our signature multimedia, multilingual & hands-on STEM discovery sets.

Did you know there are over 5,400 species of mammals? Dive into exploring this diverse class of animals with our article collection all about mammals, which includes 7 adapted scientific research articles: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/les...!

It's May 1st, and you know what that means! Our monthly newsletter is out. This month, we're highlighting newly adapted research on mammals! Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/sciencej.... Don't forget to subscribe to receive the next edition directly in your inbox!

Did you know that ants work together to carry large objects, like pieces of food? Researchers at Macquarie University learned about how weaver ants use a wisdom-of-the-crowd strategy to successfully navigate while bringing these objects home. Learn more: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...

Is there a link between having more sugar at an early age & developing diabetes & hypertension later in life? Researchers wanted to find this out, so they compared groups of people born during & after a period of sugar rationing. Learn more: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...

Did you know whales & dolphins evolved from land animals? How did they develop the ability to live in the ocean? Researchers at the University of Porto explored how neuropeptides may play a role. Learn more: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how... @ciimar.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social

Who’s excited for season 2 of #TheLastofUs? 🙋‍♀️ @williamycete.bsky.social & other researchers have been studying the fungus that helped inspire the show (don’t worry, it only zombifies insects in real life!). Learn how it makes ants walk like zombies: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/whi...

@sj4k.bsky.social is back with another fantastic adaptation of our work with zombie ants 🧟🐜! always an amazing experience working with their crew ❤️! Making science easy to understand, what an important goal! 🌍 You can check out the full version here: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/wp-content/u...

It might be April Fools' Day, but we're more interested in zombies this month. In the new installment of our newsletter, you'll find a new adapted article about zombie ants along with other resources: open.substack.com/pub/sciencej.... Subscribe to receive the next one right in your inbox!

How early did the modern mammal life cycle evolve? In our recent adapted article, learn about how @elsa-panciroli.bsky.social & other researchers compared fossils of a Jurassic mammal to investigate this: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/wha... Artist Credit: @maijakarala.bsky.social

Learn about what @colettefeehan.bsky.social & other researchers from Montclair State University found when they explored how these storms affected different types of coastal ecosystems, including mangrove forests, seagrass meadows, and salt marshes: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...

Did you catch this month's edition of our newsletter? The roundup includes some of our popular video adaptations and article collections! Read it here and be sure to subscribe to get next month's newsletter sent directly to your inbox: sciencejournalforkids.substack.com/p/do-sick-be...!

While some claim that LNG, or liquefied natural gas, is a cleaner energy source than coal, since it releases less CO2 when burned, researchers at Cornell learned that LNG actually has the larger carbon footprint. Find out why in our new adapted article: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...

Learn about what researchers from Nalanda University & University of Dhaka found when they analyzed the sustainability of plant-based jet fuel from social, environmental and economic perspectives in our new adapted article: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...

Happy February! Did you catch our latest newsletter roundup? Find our latest adapted articles & a new video on how to read a scientific journal article: open.substack.com/pub/sciencej.... And if you havenʻt already, make sure to sign up to receive next monthʻs newsletter directly in your inbox!

Parasites can cause childhood stunting in a variety of ways, from making eating and digestion more difficult to damaging the gut and affecting genes. Learn more in our recent article adapted from the work of researchers at the University of London: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...

Researchers at Cornell University & Colorado State University investigated how telomeres, the end parts of chromosomes that protect DNA, change in length even after only spending 3 days in space! Learn more in our recent adapted article: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/wha...

Breaking news! Scientists at Monash University have found evidence that Earth may have had a ring at some point. How did they learn this? Find out in our latest adapted article: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/wha...

Salt fortified with thiamine (aka vitamin B1) could help people in rural Cambodia who struggle to get enough of the crucial vitamin. But does it taste good? Researchers at Mount Saint Vincent University set out to find out. Learn more: sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...!

How do you find evidence of rare, hard-to-observe animals like underground-dwelling golden moles? Scientists at the University of Pretoria used environmental DNA. Learn more: sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how... Photo Credit: Nicky Souness

Malaria is a deadly disease that affects many worldwide. The good news is there's a new vaccine that seems promising! Scientists at the University of Oxford studied the new R21 vaccine to learn about its safety & efficacy! Learn more: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...

November's newsletter is out. 📬 open.substack.com/pub/sciencej...

Scientists at Adam Mickiewicz University turned to poop to learn about how bacteria-killing viruses found in the human gut have changed over time, including 1 from 5,300 yr old Ötzi the Iceman! Learn more in our new adapted article: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how... @bedutilh.bsky.social

Could a shipwreck serve as a marine life refuge? Researchers at University of Plymouth investigated several shipwrecks and found lots of living things, especially in areas that allow bottom-towed fishing! Learn more: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/can... Photo Credit: Marcus Rose

Did you know that school is as good for your health as veggies & exercise? Researchers discovered that education increases life expectancy by 2% with each additional year of schooling! Read more: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/doe...

Did you know that 30% of high schoolers reported using e-cigarettes in 2019? In our new adapted article, researchers at the University of Central Florida summarize the effects of vaping on cells of the body. Read more about this important teen health topic: sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...

Have you heard of metacognition? Scientists at the University of Tübingen wanted to find out if good metacognition about COVID-19 beliefs affected how people responded to public health advice. Find out more in our latest adapted article: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/wha...

Climate change is a big problem facing the world. A major factor making it worse is the release of greenhouse gases. Researchers at UC Irvine wanted to learn how we can reduce this in air travel. Read more: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...

Have you ever wondered if other animals get cancer? Scientists at Arizona State University were curious about why whales, animals that have more cells than us & longer lifetimes, don’t get cancer more often. So, they analyzed whale genomes. Learn more: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/why...

Talking about political topics can be difficult, and it’s even harder to do this online! Researchers at Brigham Young University & Duke University wanted to see if using AI could help make these chats kinder. Learn more in our newest adapted article: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...