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Read Will's kid-friendly article "How do some fungi turn insects into zombies?" in two reading levels (for middle to high school) and in Spanish at https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how-do-some-fungi-turn-insects-into-zombies/ . Find the original paper we adapted at https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.01872-21 . Read a follow-up kid-friendly article "Which chemical makes ants wa...

Read Jay's student-friendly article “What does hummingbird coloration tell us about competition?” at https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/what-does-hummingbird-coloration-tell-us-about-competition/  It's available in two reading levels in English and also translated into Spanish. Visit Jay's website to learn more at https://jayjinsing.github.io/ReadingList/   Original paper: https://roya...

Read Jen's student-friendly article “What can we learn from carbon on Mars?” at https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/what-can-we-learn-from-carbon-on-mars/  It's available in two reading levels in English and also translated into Spanish. For a full transcript and photos, go to https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/lesson-ideas/ask-a-scientist-podcast-e8-dr-jen-stern-space-scien...

Read the interview transcript at: https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/lesson-ideas/ask-a-scientist-podcast-e7/ You can read the student-friendly article by Sarah " How can leopard seals survive climate change? " at https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how-can-leopard-seals-survive-climate-change/ as well as watch a video of leopard seals. This article is also available in Span...

You can read the student-friendly article by Junjie "How do glassfrogs become transparent?" at https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how-do-glassfrogs-become-transparent/ as well as watch videos of glassfrogs. Read the interview transcript at https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/lesson-ideas/ask-a-scientist-podcast-e6-dr-junjie-yao-glassfrogs-researcher/ Our related Lesson Idea...

You can read the student-friendly article by Rob and Jen "Can a robotic arm be controlled by the brain?" at https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/can-a-robotic-arm-be-controlled-by-the-brain/ in two different reading levels. See photos and read the transcript at https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/lesson-ideas/ask-a-scientist-podcast-e5-jen-collinger-rob-gaunt-biomedical-engine...

Read the student-friendly article by Emily Fairfax " Would beavers make good firefighters? " at https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/would-beavers-make-good-firefighters/ It is accompanied by an original lesson plan: Beavers - a townhall role-play activity Get the latest updates about Emily on her website: https://emilyfairfaxscience.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to di...

Read María-Teresa's student-friendly article "How can the eruption of a volcano affect the ocean everywhere on Earth?" at https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how-can-the-eruption-of-a-volcano-affect-the-ocean-everywhere-on-earth/ It's available in two reading levels in English and also translated into Spanish ( here ). Watch the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupt here . This is a p...

Read Allison's student-friendly article "How do gender stereotypes impact girls’ interest in science?" at https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how-do-gender-stereotypes-impact-girls-interest-in-science/ You can watch our Ask-a-Scientist video interview with Allison at https://youtu.be/XETkx3uj3f0 Allison is the director the Identity and Academic Motivation lab (I AM lab) at the Universit...

Learn more about Russell’s accomplishments and background here . Read Russell’s adapted article here . Click here to check out our Ask a Scientist videos, including a a short video interview with Russell.  You can find a summary of Russell’s work here in the NYT. Check out these episodes of Paleocast (a paleontology podcast) if you want to learn more about the evolution of horseshoe crabs. #scienc...