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10/10/22 Thank you for subscribing to The Cheat Sheet, from Science News Explores. If you like this newsletter, share it with a friend or colleague. Did someone forward this to you? Sign up for our weekly updates. Got questions, suggestions or comments? Email us at sns@sciencenews.org and put “The Cheat Sheet” in the subject line. We’d love to hear from you. Inside Science News Explores  At Science News Explores, we’re continually experimenting with new forms of storytelling to reach our young audience — from comics to Instagram posts. Now, we’re on TikTok! There, we post one-minute videos recapping news articles, explainers and other stories from both Science News and Science News Explores. We know some kids find written stories daunting (especially those for whom English is not their native language). We hope these videos may offer those kids an easier entry point to the latest developments in science — whether they’re curious about spacecraft crash landing on asteroids or how a dog’s breed might affect its behavior . Follow us at @sciencenewsofficial. And keep an eye out for upcoming videos on living skin for robots and sneezing sea sponges! A New Magazine for Kids Learn more and subscribe to Science News Explores, a new magazine designed to satisfy young readers’ curiosity about how the world works.      SUBSCRIBE NOW   Catch up with the latest from Science News Explores Science is just starting to understand what animals feel: Animal-welfare researchers are studying the feelings and experiences of horses, octopuses and more. Readability: 7.1 Resources: classroom questions, power words, word find puzzle, alternate version at Science News, graph Let’s learn about ‘ghost particles: Ghostly particles called neutrinos are so lightweight that for a long time, they were thought to have no mass at all. Readability: 8.2 Resources: power words, word find puzzle, video Watch: This fox is the first spotted fishing for its food: Big fish in shallow water were easy pickings for this fox. It’s the first of its species known to fish. Readability: 7.0 Resources: power words, alternate version at Science News, video For some kids, their rock-star hair comes naturally: A variant of a gene involved in hair-shaft formation was linked to most of the uncombable-hair-syndrome cases analyzed in a recent study. Readability: 7.4 Resources: power words, alternate version at Science News Examining Neandertal and Denisovan DNA wins a 2022 Nobel Prize: Svante Pääbo figured out how to examine the genetic material from these hominid ‘cousins’ of modern humans. Readability: 8.6 Resources: power words, alternate version at Science News Experiments on ‘entangled’ quantum particles won the physics Nobel Prize: Three pioneers in quantum physics share the 2022 Nobel Prize in physics. Readability: 7.9 Resources: power words, alternate version at Science News, video Lego-like way to snap molecules together wins 2022 chemistry Nobel: This so-called ‘click chemistry’ allows scientists to build complex molecules in the lab and in living cells. Readability: 8.7 Resources: power words, alternate version at Science News Scientists Say: Salinity: The higher the salinity, the saltier a body of water.  Readability: 6.0 Resources: power words, audio recording Analyze This With their bulky bodies and long necks, plesiosaurs don’t look like they’d be good swimmers — so how did these ancient ocean dwellers get around? Turns out that body size has something to do with it. Learn more from the latest entry in our data literacy series, Analyze This.  Find out more about the resources available for using Science News Explores stories for learning. And if you like this newsletter, please share it with a friend or colleague. Did someone share this with you? Subscribe to this newsletter here. If you’ve got questions, suggestions or comments, email us at sns@sciencenews.org. Thank you for reading! Privacy policy  |  Update Profile  | Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe This email was sent by: Society for Science 1719 N Street NW Washington, DC, 20036, US