It's the start of a new month, and you know what that means! Check out our latest newsletter post to see what new resources we've put together— no April Fool's here: open.substack.com/pub/sciencej.... Don't forget to subscribe to receive next month's edition straight to your email inbox!

If you were a mouse and a bird of prey was flying overhead, would you run or hide? Researchers at @vibneuroleuven.bsky.social, @mpibrain.bsky.social & Harvard wanted to learn what happens in mouse brains when confronted with a threat. Learn more: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/fre....

When it comes to milk alternatives, you may have heard of oat milk & almond milk, but what about mealworm milk?! It may sound a little gross, but it turns out that is more sustainable and nutritious than other milk alternatives! Learn more: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/can...

📢 Calling all Physical Science teachers! We’ve just put together a collection of articles aligning with topics in the 8th & 9th grade curriculum, including: atomic structure, forces, energy, waves, and electricity! Check it out: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/les...

This month's newsletter includes our latest new articles, teacher tips, and some updates from us! Check it out: open.substack.com/pub/sciencej...

In 1973, millions consumed food that was accidentally contaminated with chemicals called PBBs. Researchers at Emory University synthesized results of studies conducted over the years to better understand health impacts of PBBs exposure. Learn more: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/wha...

Superfund sites are areas in the U.S. with high toxicant levels. There’s a few in Glynn County, Georgia, and researchers at Emory University partnered with local community to investigate if residents have toxic chemicals in their bodies. Learn more: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/are...

Have you ever avoided a certain food after it made you sick? There's a neurological reason for this! It has to do with your amygdala, the part of your brain that links memories and feelings. How exactly does this work? Find out in this adapted article: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...

Dark diversity refers to all the species of plants that should be in a certain spot but are missing. You can think of it as Nature's secret plant list. But how do we know what should be on this list? Find out in this adapted article: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/wha...

Happy February! Have you had the chance to catch up on our latest updates? If not, be sure to check out our newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/sciencej....

During the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of researchers from the Imperial College of London worked to share their findings quickly with governments and health policymakers. What impact did this have? Find out in this adapted article: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...

Check out this amazing article from Purdue Biological Sciences chronicling Dr. Andy Lee's experience of working with us to adapt his scientific research about sea snails: www.bio.purdue.edu/news/article...

To learn about the biodiversity of rainforest canopies, researchers at CRBE (Centre de Recherche sur la Biodiversité et l’Environnement) @luciezinger.bsky.social & others studied environmental DNA in rainwash. Read all about it in this adapted article: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/wp-content/u...

Learn what researchers from University of Bristol found when they studied how cuttlefish use camouflage to hunt prey in coral reefs in this adapted article co-produced with Marine Biological Association: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how.... Photo Credit: Matteo Santon

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Seaweed plays many roles, from nutrition, to habitat, to carbon capture! Can it help us mitigate climate change? Read about what researchers at University of British Columbia learned when they explored this: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...

Happy December! This month, we are highlighting camouflaging cuttlefish. Read all about how these amazing organisms hide from their prey, complete with real images of the cuttlefish in action, in our monthly newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/sciencej....

We’re excited to be collaborating with @skypeascientist.bsky.social for their free livestream on December 4th at 1 PM EST featuring researcher Andy Lee! Register here for your chance to talk with Andy about his research on sea snails & climate change: sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/les....

As glaciers melt at faster rates than ever, it’s important to be able to accurately measure & predict changes. That’s why researchers at University of Zurich compared different data collection & measurement methods for tracking glacier loss. Learn more: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/wha...

Can you believe it's November already? Check out our monthly roundup, including our latest article and some suggested activities, to make your end-of-the-semester planning a little easier: open.substack.com/pub/sciencej....

Have you heard of bird flu? It turns out, it doesn’t just affect birds, but also cows! Researchers at Cornell investigated how the bird flu virus infects dairy cows and how it may cause them to stop producing milk. Learn more in this adapted article: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/why...

Have you ever heard of or experienced climate change anxiety? Researchers at University of New England Australia wanted to better measure and describe this phenomenon. Learn more in this adapted article: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how....

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...

Welcome to SJK's October newsletter: Bee interactive lesson - and other science teaching resources open.substack.com/pub/sciencej...

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...