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4/24/23 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. In the News The European Space Agency’s Juice mission is now on its way to Jupiter. The spacecraft’s main target is not the gas giant itself, but the swarm of moons that orbit it. Juice will get closeup views of three of Jupiter’s largest moons: Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. All three icy worlds are thought to have oceans lurking under their surfaces. Europa, in particular, is thought to be a promising place to look for alien life. Check out Science News Explores’ stories on these intriguing Jovian moons and their dozens of lunar siblings. 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 Magnetic fields melt and re-form new shape-shifting devices: Miniature machines made of gallium and magnetic particles can switch from solid to liquid and back. Readability: 8.1 Resources: power words, another version at Science News, video Analyze This: Puppies naturally mimic human actions: Unlike cats, whose ancestors hunted alone, dogs evolved from a species that hunted in packs. Being social might explain why pups copy humans. Readability: 6.9 Resources: power words, graphed data How to be heat-safe when playing sports: Protecting young athletes from overheating is getting more important as the climate changes. Readability: 7.9 Resources: power words, classroom questions Sleeping glass frogs go into stealth mode by hiding red blood cells: Glass frogs snoozing among leaves blend in by hiding almost all their red-blood cells in their liver. Readability: 7.0 Resources: power words, video Experiment: Are fingerprint patterns inherited? Let’s investigate whether fingerprint patterns are created randomly or whether they are influenced by genetics. Readability: 7.8 Resources: power words Scientists Say: Magnetism: Magnetism is an aspect of one of the four fundamental forces of nature: electromagnetism. Readability: 7.6 Resources: power words, audio Opportunity  Want to see more science writing — by teens? Science News and the New York Times have announced the 10 winners of the 2023 STEM Writing Contest. This competition invites teens from around the world to write an engaging 500-word explanation of an issue in science, technology, engineering, math or health. For those inspired to enter next year’s competition, learn more here . 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