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2/13/23 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. Coming Soon Rare Disease Day, on February 28, aims to raise awareness about the 300 million people worldwide who are living with rare diseases. Such conditions, which affect fewer than 1 in 2,000 people, are often misdiagnosed and have no cure. This Rare Disease Day, find an event in your country or share your story. On Science News Explores, you can also find stories about how science is advancing treatment for some rare diseases — such as a prenatal treatment for the rare genetic condition Pompe disease, or a gene therapy used to save a boy with a rare skin disorder . Even some young researchers are getting involved in the fight against rare diseases, such as the teen whose research aims to help women with the rare Turner Syndrome.    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 When it comes to dance, it’s all about the bass: During a concert, people danced more when they were bathed in sounds that were too low for their ears to hear. Readability: 6.3 Resources: power words An ancient ichthyosaur graveyard may have been a breeding ground : Some 230 million years ago, huge dolphin-like reptiles appear to have gathered to breed in safe waters, just as many whales do today. Readability: 6.7 Resources: power words, alternate version at Science News Bumblebees go out of their way to play: Young bumblebees roll wooden balls and go out of their way to do so. This suggests they play like other animals do. Readability: 6.5 Resources: power words, video The world is aiming for ‘net zero’ emissions of greenhouse gases: Nations are charting how they might ‘zero’ out their releases of climate-warming gases. Success could greatly lower the risks of climate catastrophes. Readability: 7.9 Resources: power words, charts, classroom questions, word find puzzle, alternate version at Science News Eight ways you can cut your carbon footprint: Learn how you can limit the climate-warming gases associated with what you eat, the products you buy and the energy you use. Readability: 7.3 Resources: power words, video The pandemic prematurely aged teens’ brains: A small study showed certain structural changes that appeared three to four years early. Normally, premature aging of the brain is not a good sign.  Readability: 7.0 Resources: power words, alternate version at Science News Scientists Say: Metamorphosis: Animals that go through metamorphosis look very different as adults than they did as kids. Readability: 7.5 Resources: power words, audio recording Experiments Adding salt to water makes the liquid denser, allowing objects to float atop it. But how much salt would it take to let an egg float in a glass of water? To find out, try the newest egg-speriment in our Experiments series!    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