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💪 How and why do cramps happen?
🌳📄 How do trees make paper?
🌌 Where Does a Galaxy End and Another Begin?
🦇🩸 Why do vampire bats drink blood?
🌧️🧪 Why does acid rain happen?

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• 🐻 Fat Bear Week Champion: The votes are in and the chubbiest champion of Alaska's Katmai National Park has officially been crowned! Discover how wild brown bears gobble down thousands of calories a day to bulk up for winter hibernation.

• 🐧 The Disappearing Colony: Shocking polar news from Antarctica! Scientists have discovered that two-thirds of the Chinstrap penguin population has vanished from a remote island. Learn how shifts in ocean ice and krill populations are affecting penguin colonies in the deep south.

• 🍂 Autumn Wildlife Hunt: James Benwell from the Wildlife Trust joins Dan to share what amazing creatures, fungi, and natural changes you should keep an eye out for on your autumn walks!

• 🦎 Chameleon Color Magic: Megan asks a brilliant biology question: how and why do chameleons change their skin colors? We look at microscopic nanocrystals in their skin that shift light angles to send signals and blend into trees!

• 🪐 Why Planets Are Spheres: Ken Rice from the Royal Observatory answers Romi's cosmic question: why are all planets shaped like round balls instead of cubes or pyramids? Discover how massive gravitational pulls squeeze planets equally from every direction!

• 🦤 Dangerous Dan: Meet the Hoatzin! Known as the "Stinkbird" of the Amazon, this strange creature carries a funky odor, ferments leaves in its gut like a cow, and its chicks hatch with clawed thumbs on their wings to climb trees!

• 🧠 Brain Box: Professor of Forensic Science Niamh Nic Daeid steps into the Brain Box to reveal how real-life scientists use physics, chemistry, and biology to solve mysterious crimes!

Forensic Pathology: Solving Crime Secrets! 🔬🕵️

Get your detective gear ready! We step into the world of forensic pathology to see how specialized scientists examine evidence and uncover vital clues to solve mysteries!

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You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week…

🎨 How is paint made?
😴 Why do we rub our eyes when tired?
🥂 Why do some glasses make a funny noise?
🧭 How does a compass work?
🐈 Do cats have the same bones as humans?
💎 How do diamonds form?

And join Professor Hallux at his help desk as he answers the weird and wonderful questions you’ve always wanted to know the answers to! This time we find out why you get fluff in your bellybutton!

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• 🚀 Starship's Ocean Splashdown: History made in deep space tech! SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket has completed an epic orbital test flight and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. Discover how engineers control the re-entry of the largest rocket ever built!

• 🪐 Mars Secrets in Scotland: Why are NASA scientists hiking through the rugged Scottish Highlands? Learn how ancient rock formations in Scotland mimic the geology of Mars, helping rovers hunt for ancient signs of alien life on the Red Planet!

• 🐘 Elephant Herbal Medicine: Elodie Freymann joins Dan to share a fascinating jungle discovery: elephants use wild plants and bark as natural medicines to heal themselves and stay healthy!

• 🔊 Stomach Rumbles Unlocked: Ben asks a classic digestive question: why does your tummy make loud growling noises when you get hungry? We look at the muscular wave contractions pushing air and fluid through your empty stomach!

• 🐟 How Gills Work: Marine biologist Helen Scales answers Henry’s aquatic question: how do gills allow fish to extract oxygen right out of the water? Discover the microscopic blood vessels that let fish breathe underwater!

• 🐾 Dangerous Dan: Meet the Pacarana! This rare, slow-moving South American rodent might look like a giant oversized guinea pig, but watch out—it sports massive, razor-sharp front teeth built for cracking open rock-hard nuts and defending its territory!

• 🧠 Brain Box: Anthropologist Jess French steps into the Brain Box to explore the incredible connections between humans, wild animals, and the environments we share across the globe.

Professor Hallux: Oily Fish & Supercharged Brains! 🐟🧠

Jump into the medical lab with Professor Hallux and Nurse Nanobot!

Ever wondered why adults are always telling you to eat oily fish like salmon and mackerel? We dive into the science of Omega-3 fatty acids to see how healthy fish oils boost your heart, supercharge your brain, and keep your joints moving smoothly!

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• 📸 Stargazing Photo Champions: The Royal Observatory Greenwich has crowned the Astronomy Photographer of the Year! Discover the stunning, high-tech camera tricks used to capture glowing auroras, vibrant nebulae, and deep space galaxies.

• ⛵ The Robotic Ocean Voyager: Crossing the Atlantic without a single human on board! A high-tech robotic sailboat has completed an epic ocean trek powered entirely by wind and solar energy. Learn how smart AI sensors navigate giant ocean waves and rogue storms.

• 🌋 Yellowstone Supervolcano Countdown: Ilan Kelman from UCL joins Dan to break down the mind-bending science of supervolcanoes. What would actually happen if the gigantic magma chamber hiding under Yellowstone National Park erupted?

• 🌍 The Tilted Earth: Mike asks a fantastic planetary question: why does Earth spin on a wonky, tilted axis? We journey back billions of years to a colossal protoplanet collision that knocked Earth sideways and gave us our seasons!

• 🌊 Waves vs. Tides: Helen Czerski from UCL tackles Beau's ocean question: what causes sea waves and ocean tides, and are they the same thing? Learn how wind whips up surface waves while the Moon’s gravity pulls the entire ocean back and forth!

• 🐍 Dangerous Dan: Watch out for the Twig Snake! Camouflaged perfectly as a dry wooden stick hanging in the trees, this sneaky African reptile hides keyhole-shaped pupils and a deadly hemotoxic venom that stops blood from clotting!

• 🧠 Brain Box: Professor of Cardiovascular Physiology James Clark steps into the Brain Box to reveal how the human heart pumps blood every second of your life and how scientists design bionic heart upgrades.

Professor Hallux's Map of Medicine: Hearts & Hospital Consultants 🩺🫀

Jump into the medical lab with Professor Hallux and Nurse Nanobot!

Ever wondered what hospital consultants actually do behind the scenes? We take a tour of the hospital to meet top medical specialists and learn how doctors repair tiny heart conditions like atrial septal defects to keep your ticker running strong!

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You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week…

🪐 How did Saturn get its rings?
🌻 How do sunflowers follow the Sun?
🏀 Why do balls bounce?
🦈 Why do sharks have so many teeth?
🥇 Why is gold special?

And join Professor Hallux at his help desk as he answers the weird and wonderful questions that you’ve always wanted to know the answers to! This time we find out why sick looks the way it does and why we get sick!

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• 🐺 The Epic Wild Dog Trek: Record-breaker alert! A pack of endangered African wild dogs has just completed an astonishing, long-distance journey across vast landscapes. Discover how these super-athletic pack hunters navigate dangerous terrain and stay together against all odds.

• 🐦 The Lost Seabird's Detour: How did a young seabird bound for South America end up exhausted in landlocked Northamptonshire? Learn how extreme weather winds push migrating birds thousands of miles off course and how wildlife rescuers saved this feathered traveller.

• 🐕 Chihuahuas Are Part Coyote?! Resident dog expert Jacqueline Boyd joins Dan to break down a mind-blowing canine discovery: Chihuahuas actually share genetic code with wild coyotes! Uncover the ancient history of American dog breeds and how tiny lap dogs carry wild predator DNA.

• 🦴 Bone-Seeing Beams: Peggy asks a brilliant medical question: how do X-rays see right through our skin to snap pictures of our bones? We look at high-energy light waves that pass straight through soft tissue but get blocked by hard calcium!

• 🌌 Why Earth's Sky Isn't Dark: Karen Aplin from Bristol University answers Gus' question: why can't we see the pitch-black void of space during the day? Discover how our atmosphere scatters blue sunlight to hide the stars until nightfall.

• 🦎 Dangerous Dan: Watch out for the Guatemalan Beaded Lizard! Covered in hard, bead-like scales, this rare rainforest monster is one of the very few venomous lizards on Earth, using grooved teeth to pump toxic venom directly into its prey!

• 🧠 Brain Box: Natural History Museum curator Emma Bernard steps into the Brain Box to take us behind the scenes of world-famous fossil collections and show how ancient specimens reveal the story of life on Earth!

Professor Pulsar: Can Pets Go to Space? 🐶🚀

Blast off with Professor Pulsar's Space Explanation Service!

Ever wondered if your dog or cat could suit up and become an astronaut? We explore the history of space animals, the wild challenges pets would face in zero gravity, and check in on just how many humans have launched beyond Earth!

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Today, we're joined by Samantha Higgins, a Student Outreach Manager at British Airways, and Sigourney Ansah, an aspiring commercial pilot and Aviation Ambassador.

Samantha and Sigourney are passionate about inspiring the next generation to explore careers in aviation. They'll share their journeys into the industry, what it's like to work in aviation, and how they hope to encourage more young people from all backgrounds to reach for the sky.

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Science Quest’s Dan introduces the very first episode, right here in full. Lauren and palaeontologist Cassius start at the very bottom with legs, and ask the big question: how fast could dinosaurs really run, and how can anyone tell when they’ve been gone for millions of years?

🏃 Footprints in Inner Mongolia show a meat eater hitting around 45 kilometres an hour, faster than Usain Bolt at his peak. Professor John Hutchinson from the Royal Veterinary College, who rebuilds dinosaurs inside a computer and makes them run, reveals whether T. rex was really the speed demon from the films (Jurassic Park has some explaining to do). Plus a dinosaur highway of nearly 200 footprints found in an Oxfordshire quarry, a dinosaur named from nothing but its footprints, and your question: could a human ever outrun a dinosaur?

🦴 Then Lauren and Cassius make the first big decision for their very own dinosaur: two legs or four? Listen to find out, then follow along every week as their creature grows, piece by piece.

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• 🦋 The North Sea Marathon: History in the making! A tiny moth blown hundreds of miles across the North Sea from mainland Europe has become the first ever confirmed sighting of its species in Scotland. Discover how tiny insects survive gale-force winds on massive ocean crossings.

• 🪐 Mercury Orbit Finale: After an epic eight-year deep space journey, a high-tech spacecraft is entering its final stage before reaching Mercury! Learn how space probes handle the extreme heat and massive gravitational pull of the closest planet to the Sun.

• 👃 The Science of Smell: Will Tullett from the University of York joins Dan to uncover the invisible world of scents! Find out how our noses process millions of smell molecules and why understanding scents changes how we experience the world around us.

• ⚡ Shocking Skies: Max asks a high-voltage weather question: how are lightning bolts and thunderclaps actually formed in the sky? We break down how electric charges build up inside storm clouds until a massive spark tears through the air!

• 🦍 Gorilla Thumps: Imogen Callender from Bristol Zoo answers Freddie's question: why do silverback gorillas beat their chests? Discover how acoustic air sacs magnify sound waves to send loud signals across dense rainforests without needing to fight.

• 🦊 Dangerous Dan: Meet the Maned Wolf! Standing on super-long, stilts-like legs, this South American predator looks like a giant red fox, but when threatened, its thick black mane puffs up to make it look twice its size while it sprays a skunk-like warning scent!

• 🧠 Brain Box: World-renowned paleobiologist Steve Brusatte steps into the Brain Box to take us back millions of years to unravel how prehistoric beasts lived, hunted, and ruled the ancient world!

Cretaceous Period: Rule of the Tyrannosaurus Rex 🦖👑

Travel back in time to the Cretaceous Period—an era when Earth was teeming with more dinosaur species than ever before!

Uncover the incredible biology of the undisputed king of dinosaurs: the Tyrannosaurus Rex! From its bone-crushing jaw strength capable of snapping prey in half to its acute sense of smell, learn what made T. Rex the ultimate prehistoric hunter.

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You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week…

📡 How does a microwave work?
🎈 Why does helium make your voice higher?
🤕 Why do we get headaches?
🩸 Why does our blood need oxygen?
🔩 Why does metal rust?

And join Professor Hallux at his help desk as he answers the weird and wonderful questions that you’ve always wanted to know the answers to! This time we find out just why boys and girls are different!

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• 🦅 The Secret Nesting Osprey: Major conservation news! The UK’s rarest bird of prey has successfully nested in a super-secret location. Discover how wildlife experts are protecting this magnificent apex hunter and helping its chicks survive in the wild.

• 🐢 Ocean Odyssey: A rescued sea turtle found stranded off the island of Jersey has taken a massive flight to the sun-soaked Azores! Find out how marine biologists prepped this oceanic traveler for its release back into warm Atlantic waters.

• 🤖 Faster Than Usain Bolt: Ross Walker from the University of Stirling joins Dan to break down how advanced bionic legs and AI balance systems allow modern robots to outrun elite human athletes on the track!

• 🌿 The Plant Injection: Thomas asks a classic garden question: why do stinging nettles sting so badly? We zoom in on the microscopic glass needles covering nettle leaves that inject acid directly under your skin!

• ⚛️ The Touch Illusion: Philip Moriarty from Nottingham University tackles Jasper’s mind-bending physics question: do atoms ever actually touch each other? Discover the invisible electron force fields preventing you from ever truly touching anything!

• 🐭 Dangerous Dan: Meet the Naked Mole Rat! Don't let its funny wrinkle-skinned appearance fool you—this subterranean creature feels zero pain from acid, never gets cancer, lives in massive underground hives ruled by a queen, and sports terrifying front teeth that can dig through solid concrete!

• 🧠 Brain Box: Sleep expert Caroline Horton steps into the Brain Box to explore what happens inside our brains while we sleep, revealing how dreaming cleans out cognitive clutter and locks in daily memories.

Techno Mum: Recharging Batteries vs. Human Sleep! 🔋💤

My mum says sleeping recharges our batteries—so is plugging in a tablet the exact same thing?

Techno Mum jumps in to explain the difference! While a phone can still play music while plugged in, human sleep is a total system reset where our brains store energy, repair muscles, and process memories!

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🌳 How deep do tree roots go?
🦷 How do braces work?
😮‍💨 Why do we wheeze?
🥶 Why do we shiver?
🏊‍♂️ Why do we put chlorine in pools?

And join Professor Hallux at his help desk as he answers the weird and wonderful questions you’ve always wanted to know the answers to! This time we find out all about pharmacists!

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• 🐾 The Swimming Wildcat: World first alert! A rare Scottish wildcat has been filmed swimming across water in the wild for the very first time. Discover why these elusive native predators usually avoid getting wet and what this incredible footage reveals about highland wildlife.

• 🦐 Prehistoric Welsh Shrimps: Ancient secrets in the woods! Scientists have discovered a brand-new species of prehistoric shrimp living in a forest in Wales. Learn how these tiny armored survivors managed to stay hidden for thousands of years.

• 🌡️ Wildlife Heatwave Battle: Dr. Glyn Barrett from the University of Reading joins Dan to break down how intense summer heatwaves affect British animals, from dried-up streams to changing food sources.

• 🍂 Autumn Color Secrets: Monty asks a brilliant seasonal question: why do green leaves transform into bright reds, oranges, and yellows throughout the year? We break down how trees shut down their chlorophyll factories to prepare for winter!

• 🐺 Double-Colored Husky Eyes: David Williams from Cambridge University answers Kalyan's question: why do Siberian Huskies often have two completely different colored eyes? Discover the genetics behind heterochromia and how pigment creates striking ice-blue and brown eyes.

• 🐻 Dangerous Dan: Meet the Sloth Bear! Don't let its slow name fool you—this shaggy, razor-clawed Indian bear is notoriously aggressive, carries massive blunt claws built for ripping open termite mounds, and can charge faster than a sprinting human!

• 🤖 Brain Box: Step into the world of cognitive robotics with Tony Prescott! Discover how scientists build robots that can perceive, learn, and think like living brains.

Techno Mum: Bionic Humans! 🦾⚙️

Strap in as Techno Mum takes us on a high-tech medical journey inside the human body!

Discover the incredible machines and tiny tech implants that doctors place inside people to make their bodies work better—from bionic pacemakers that keep hearts beating in rhythm to microscopic devices that restore hearing and mobility!

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You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week…

🌙 Why is the Moon white?
🐦 Why don’t all birds fly?
👵🏻 Why do elderly people have white hair?
🦖 What was the deadliest animal from the past?
🔊 What is an echo?

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• 🌀 Hawaiian Hurricane Rampage: Category 1 Hurricane alert! Hawaii has been hit with over a meter of rainfall as a massive storm swept across the islands. Discover how meteorologists track hurricane paths and how island ecosystems handle extreme deluge!

• 🐌 The Mystery Rainbow Slug: A vibrant, brightly colored sea slug spotted off the coast of England might actually be a brand-new species! Learn how marine biologists identify mysterious ocean creatures and why soft-bodied sea slugs pack incredible chemical defenses.

• 👨‍🚀 The 6.5-Hour Spacewalk: Karl P.J. Hobbes, author of The Adventures of Space and
  Time, joins Dan to break down the thrilling 6.5-hour spacewalk undertaken by astronauts outside the International Space Station. Step outside the airlock to see how space suits keep humans alive in the freezing vacuum of space!

• 🍕 The Science of Hunger: Tara asks a delicious question: why does food taste so much better when you're completely starving? We break down how your brain unleashes chemical reward signals when your belly runs low on fuel.

• 🪐 Naming New Worlds: Robert Walsh from the University of Lancashire answers Jonah's question: how do planets get their official names? Journey through mythology, international astronomical rules, and alien exoplanet catalog numbers!

• 🐍 Dangerous Dan: Meet the Tiger Keelback Snake! This East Asian reptile is one of the rarest creatures on Earth because it is both venomous AND poisonous! It bites with venomous back fangs AND absorbs deadly toxins from the toads it eats, storing the poison in its neck glands to spray at predators!

• 🧠 Brain Box: Entomologist Francis Ratnieks steps into the Brain Box to explore the incredible social structure of bees and wasps, revealing how millions of tiny insects communicate and run super-organized colonies!

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You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week…

• 🚀 How are rockets safe?
• 🦴 Do humans have the same sized skeleton?
• 🧼 How does soap clean hands?
• ⚛️ How do we know what's inside an atom?
• 🦠 How does your body fight viruses?

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• 🐢 The Transatlantic Turtle Flight: A rare, lost turtle found washed up on a cold Welsh beach has just been flown thousands of miles back home to the warm waters of Mexico! Discover how marine rescue teams nursed this oceanic traveler back to health and prepped it for its high-flying journey.

• ⚡ Record-Breaking Hydrogen Power: Speed alert! A British driver has just shattered a land speed record driving a high-tech vehicle powered entirely by hydrogen fuel! Find out how zero-emission hydrogen gas can generate mind-blowing speed without producing a single drop of pollution.

• 🗿 The Glacier Highway: Remy Veness from Sheffield Hallam University joins Dan to unpack a wild new theory about Stonehenge. How did a massive six-tonne stone travel hundreds of miles from Scotland all the way to southern England thousands of years ago? It might not have been dragged by humans—it might have hitched a ride on a creeping prehistoric glacier!

• 👀 Eyeball Mechanics: Jake asks an awesome biology question: how do our eyes actually move around in our sockets? We look at the microscopic muscle pulleys working behind the scenes to let you blink, look, and track moving objects instantly.

• 🐻 Grizzly Bear Fat Checks: Nat Kent from Bristol Zoo answers Max's brilliant animal question: just how fat can a Grizzly Bear get before it hunkers down for winter hibernation? (Hint: It involves eating tens of thousands of calories a day!)

• 🐍 Dangerous Dan: Watch your step for the Stiletto Snake! This sneaky burrowing reptile has side-facing, fangs that stick out sideways even when its mouth is closed! That means you can't even hold it safely behind its head without taking a venomous bite.

• 🧠 Brain Box: World-renowned astrophysicist Chris Lintott steps into the Brain Box to take us on a tour of distant star clusters, galaxy collisions, and how citizen scientists can help discover brand-new planets right from home!

Strap on your hiking boots and trek out into the wild with our A to Z of Wildlife!

This week, we are dropping in on the mighty Grizzly Bear to discover how these magnificent apex predators rule the wilderness. From their razor-sharp claws used for catching leaping salmon to their super-insulated fur coats that keep them cozy through freezing mountain winters, learn all about what makes the grizzly an absolute legend of the woods!

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You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week…

🐍 Why do some snake bites harm humans?
👨‍🦲 Why do men go bald?
🦖 Why are some dinosaurs meat eaters?
🌙 Why does the Moon go around the Earth?
🐄💨 Can animals burp?
🥇 Why is gold valuable?

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• ☀️ The UK Solar Eclipse: Circle your calendars for August 12th! A dramatic solar eclipse is set to cross the skies. Discover what causes the moon to block out the sun, how to safely watch the cosmic shadow, and where to get the best view in the UK.

• 🌋 Volcanic Fury in Guatemala: Central America's fierce Fuego volcano has erupted again! Find out how scientists track rivers of scorching lava, ash plumes, and pyroclastic flows to keep local communities safe from dangerous eruptions.

• 🌊 Boiling Oceans: John Pinnegar from CEFAS joins Dan to unpack how recent heatwaves are dramatically impacting our seas. Learn how rising water temperatures affect marine ecosystems, coral reefs, and native fish species.

• 💥 Shockwave Science: Tim Craig from Leeds University answers Austin's big question: how are earthquakes actually made? Journey deep into the Earth's crust to discover how grinding tectonic plates build up massive pressure until the ground snaps!

• 🐀 Dangerous Dan: Look out for the Solenodon! This rare, prehistoric-looking Caribbean mammal may look like a cute shrew, but it packs a terrifying secret: it is one of the only mammals on Earth that injects venom directly through special grooves in its teeth!

• 🧠 Brain Box: Conservationist Adam Hart steps into the Brain Box to explore how biodiversity protects our ecosystems and why preserving even the tiny creepy-crawlies helps save the whole planet.

Geology Rocks: Decoding Geological Time ⏳🪨

Hop into the time machine with Finley as we travel back millions of years to crack the secrets of the Earth's ancient past!

Learn how geologists act as deep-time detectives, using rock layers and fossils to calculate the age of ancient artifacts. Discover why scientists divide Earth’s history into massive chapters like Eras, Periods, and Epochs to map out the story of our planet!

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You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week…

🪽🐦 How do wings and feathers help birds fly?
☢️⚡ How does nuclear power work?
💦😅 How does sweat cool your body down?
🧊💧 Why does water turn into ice?
🏔️🥶 Why does it get colder the higher we go?
🐍🎨 Why are some venomous animals brightly coloured?
🦷 What are teeth made of?

And Professor Hallux gives us the low down on Psoriasis.

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• 🌕 The Glowing Buck Moon: Night sky alert! The famous Buck Moon has been lighting up the UK. Discover what makes this particular full moon so bright, why it gets its antlers-inspired name, and how to spot lunar marvels from your back garden.

• 🧊 The Forgotten Antarctic Dino: A fossil left sitting forgotten in a drawer for 40 years has just been identified as the first dinosaur bone ever discovered in Antarctica! Find out how this historic piece of ancient bone reshaped everything we know about frozen polar prehistory.

• 🐄 Cows to the Rescue: Dot Williams from Butterfly Conservation joins Dan to reveal an incredible team-up: how hungry cows are being used as secret weapons to protect one of Britain’s rarest, most endangered butterflies!

• 📱 Touch Screen Tech: Kitty sends in a handy tech question: how do glass touch screens actually know where your finger is tapping? We break down the invisible electrical fields hiding right under your smartphone display.

• 👁️ How We See the World: Emily Charlesworth from Huddersfield University tackles Octavia's vision question: how do our eyes capture light and team up with our brains to turn it into full-color, moving pictures?

• 🐵 Dangerous Dan: Watch out for the Mandrill Monkey! With its brightly colored face, intense glare, and massive, razor-sharp canine teeth longer than a lion's, this giant rainforest primate is not one to mess with when it defends its troop.

• 🧠 Brain Box: Professor of Natural Materials Chris Holland steps into the Brain Box to explore how nature manufactures super-strong materials—from spider silk to natural polymers—and how scientists copy them!

Looking After Eyes: The Ultimate Vision Check-Up 🕶️🔬

Keep your eyes on the prize with Professor Hallux and Nurse Nanobot! This week, the duo pays a special visit to Sally Specs to discover how our eyes work and why taking care of our sight is so important.

From how lenses bend light to why wearing protective glasses keeps our vision sharp, learn the science behind keeping your eyes safe and healthy!

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You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week…

🦘 Why are baby kangaroos born with a pouch?
🌍 Why does Earth spin on an axis?
🐻💤 Why do mammals hibernate?
🦟 Why do mosquito bites itch?
🐛🍃 Why do caterpillars eat leaves and flowers?

And join Deep Space High’s Professor Pulsar as he guides us through the exciting things you can see in this month’s night sky! This August, see how many planets you can spot up there amongst the stars!

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• 💋 Ancient Hugs & Kisses: Scientists think that hugging and kissing might have started thousands of years ago as a super-clever way for ancient humans to build trust before facing a dangerous or stressful event. Discover how physical affection actually calms our brains!

• 🐝 Bumblebee Heatwave Warning: The UK’s bumblebee population could be facing a major decline as summers get hotter. Learn why extreme heatwaves make it tough for our fuzzy pollinators to survive and what we can do to help them keep cool.

• 🧠 Puzzle-Solving Bees: Alice Bridges from the University of Sheffield joins Dan to break down her amazing research. It turns out bees aren't just hard workers—they are absolute puzzle-solving geniuses that can learn complex tricks from each other!

• 🐜 The Population Champions: Rick asks a mind-boggling biology question: which species on Earth actually has the largest number of individuals? Get ready for a shocking count that goes way beyond humans!

• 🕳️ Space Monsters: Christopher Berry from Glasgow University answers Angus' big cosmic question: why do black holes exist in space? Journey into deep space to find out how giant dying stars collapse into gravity traps so strong not even light can escape.

• 🦎 Dangerous Dan: Meet the Megalania! Imagine a venomous Komodo dragon, but scaled up to the size of a minibus! Step back into prehistoric Australia to meet this giant extinct monitor lizard that ruled the ancient Outback.

• 🧠 Brain Box: Chemist Graeme Day from the University of Southampton steps into the Brain Box to reveal how scientists use computers and chemistry to predict and build brand-new materials of the future!

Kitchen Chemistry: Elemental Metal Munching! 🍳🧪

Put on your safety goggles and head into the lab... which happens to be right inside your own house!

This week, chemistry superhero K-Mistry takes us on a tasty tour of the kitchen to reveal why you might actually be eating metal for breakfast! Discover how essential minerals like iron end up hiding inside your cereal box and how your body uses tiny bits of metal to keep you running strong.

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✋ Why are most people right-handed?
🐋⚫⚪ Why are orcas black and white?
👂 Why do adults hear differently?
🦷 Why do wobbly teeth hurt?
🔊 Why does sound get quieter the farther away it is?
🐜😴 Do insects sleep?

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• 🐒 Secret Jungle Species: Scientists have just discovered a brand-new species of monkey hiding in the dense, remote rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo! Find out what it looks like and how it managed to stay hidden from humans for so long.

• 🦖 The Multi-Million Dollar Dino: The most expensive dinosaur fossil in history has just been sold at an action! Discover which prehistoric beast fetched this record-breaking price tag and who walked away with the ultimate fossil.

• 🚀 UK's Space Race: Bryden Priest from SaxaVord Spaceport joins Dan to share some massive space news. Giant rockets could soon be blasting off into orbit right from the coast of the UK! Find out how teams are prepping the launchpads for a historic countdown.

• 🪨 The Rock Formula: Liam asks a great geology question: what are the different types of rocks beneath our feet? We crack open the Earth’s crust to explore the difference between Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic rocks.

• 🌋 The Ultimate Hazard: Carina Fearnley from UCL tackles Aidan's terrifying question: what is the single most dangerous thing in the entire world? From supervolcanoes to invisible forces, get ready to find out what poses the ultimate threat to humanity.

• 🐀 Dangerous Dan: Watch out for the Nutria! This giant, orange-toothed swamp rodent might look like a harmless, oversized guinea pig, but it is actually a highly destructive, invasive pest that can completely destroy entire wetlands and riverbanks.

• 🧠 Brain Box: Astrophysicist Sheona Urquhart from The Open University steps into the Brain Box to take us on a journey past our solar system, explaining how we study distant galaxies billions of light-years away!

Geology Rocks: Oxygen, Rust, and the Red Planet 🌋

Grab your geological hammer and travel back in time with Finley! This week, we are discovering how scientists use rust locked inside ancient stone to solve secrets about our atmosphere.

By analyzing the rust inside rocks, geologists can determine exactly how much oxygen was in the air billions of years ago. Plus, we're finally answering the ultimate space-rock riddle: Why is Mars red? Find out how a planet-wide rust storm turned the fourth rock from the sun into a dusty, crimson desert!

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☁️ Why are clouds white?
🧠⚡ How fast does the brain send signals?
🤕 Why do we get headaches?
🏃💦 How fast would you need to run to run on water?
⛰️🏃 Why do you run slower uphill?
🪐 Why are planets round?

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• 🗑️ The Rubbish Inferno: A massive, towering mountain of garbage in Indonesia has been burning out of control for over a week! Find out how firefighters are battling the toxic smoke and what causes a giant pile of waste to spontaneously catch fire.

• 🛰️ The Cosmic Catch: A wild new NASA-funded spacecraft has blasted off into orbit on a very specific mission: to track down and literally catch a falling space telescope before it tumbles out of control!

• 🦀 Protecting the Sea Floor: Sean Flinn from Our Seas joins Dan to discuss the high-stakes battle happening beneath the waves. Discover how his team is working around the clock to protect Scotland's beautiful, delicate seabed from the devastating impacts of destructive bottom-trawling fishing.

• 🌀 The Hill-Roll Spin: Oscar asks a beautifully dizzy question: why exactly does our brain spin out and make us feel so off-balance when we roll down grassy hills? (Hint: It’s all down to a tiny spirit-level system hidden inside your ears!)

• 🗣️ The Human Monologue: Kenny Smith from the University of Edinburgh tackles Esme's brilliant question: why are humans the only mammals on Earth that can actually talk to each other? Explore the evolution of human speech and the secret mechanics behind our unique voices.

• 🦎 Dangerous Dan: Watch your step for the Green Basilisk Lizard! Otherwise known as the "Jesus Christ Lizard," this amazing reptile can literally sprint straight across the top of water to escape predators, using specialized fringed scales on its feet to create tiny pockets of trapped air!

• 🧠 Brain Box: RSPB Conservation Scientist Zoe Deakin steps into the Brain Box to share what it takes to protect rare bird habitats and defend the wildlife right on our doorsteps.

Learning from Wildlife: Habitats in Danger 🌿

Shrink down and trek out into the changing wilderness with explorer Marina Ventura and her digital sidekick, Map App! This week, Marina is looking at how global climate shifts affect our animal neighbors. When habitats change, the water dries up, and the food vanishes, how do creatures adapt? Find out how plants and animals are fighting to survive against the changing world around them!

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🐱 Why are some cats hypoallergenic?
🦟 What's an itch?
🔴🪐 Why is Mars red?
⚡ Who discovered electricity?
🕯️ How do candles work?
🦴 Why do your bones click?
🌌✨ Where did the Milky Way come from?

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• 🗿 Stonehenge Prototype: Archaeologists have just uncovered a 5,000-year-old structure just three miles from Stonehenge! Find out how two massive wooden poles created an ancient, hidden solar calendar 500 years before the famous stone circle was even built.

• 🌋 Volcanic Climate Coolers: Scientists are studying massive volcanic eruptions to figure out a wild new way to tackle climate change! Learn how the smoke and ash pumped high into the atmosphere can act like a giant umbrella, blocking out sunlight and cooling down the Earth.

• ⚽ World Cup Heart-Stoppers: Professor Damian Bailey joins Dan to share some shocking news for football fans. It turns out that tracking your team at the World Cup causes so much stress, intense breathing, and adrenaline that it might actually be doing your body more harm than good!

• 🦈 The Ocean's Deadliest Predator: Lucy asks a classic deep-blue question: what is the most dangerous animal in the entire ocean? (Hint: It’s probably much smaller and stranger than a Great White Shark!)

• 🪱 The First Animal on Earth: Max Telford from UCL travels back millions of years to answer Frank's question: what was the very first animal to ever evolve on Earth? Prepare to meet our oldest, squishiest ancestor!

• 🪸 Dangerous Dan: Watch out for Actinium! Otherwise known as the sea anemone, this beautiful creature looks like a colorful underwater flower, but its tentacles are packed with microscopic, venomous harpoons ready to paralyze passing fish.

• 🧠 Brain Box: Elite volcanologist John Smellie from the University of Leicester steps into the Brain Box to take us on a wild ride through the explosive science of volcanoes that erupt completely buried under massive sheets of ice!

Geology Rocks: Inside the Earthquakes and Volcanoes 🌋

Grab your safety gear and travel deep down to the Earth's core with our guide, Finley! This week, we are investigating tectonic plates—and no, we don't mean the ones you eat your dinner off of! Discover how these giant, jigsaw pieces of shifting rock smash together to trigger violent earthquakes, and find out what happens when boiling hot magma forces its way to the surface in a terrifying volcanic explosion.

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• 🪶 The Rarest Hatchlings: Blackpool Zoo is celebrating a huge conservation win! Three critically endangered blue-crowned laughingthrush chicks have just successfully hatched. Find out how keepers are saving this beautiful, rare species from disappearing forever.

• 🌪️ El Niño Strikes: Extreme weather is battering different parts of the planet! We break down the science of El Niño—a powerful climate pattern that heats up ocean waters and flips the world's weather upside down, causing massive floods in some countries and intense droughts in others.

• 🍄 The Killer Fungus: Dr. George Greiff joins Dan to share an incredible discovery: a brand-new species of "killer fungus"! But don't panic—this monster fungus is actually a hero, creating "fairy rings of death" to destroy an aggressive, invasive moss that is ruining native habitats.

• 👁️ The Two-Tone Eye Mystery: Lucy in Canada asks a fascinating question: why does she have one blue eye and one green eye? We explore the genetics of heterochromia (having different colored eyes) and see how melanin levels switch things up!

• 🗣️ The First Word: Mercedes Durham from Cardiff University tackles Romi's big historical question: what was the very first language spoken on Earth? Prepare to travel thousands of years back in time to the birth of human speech.

• 🌵 Dangerous Dan: Watch your step for Hydnora africana! This strange, underground African plant has no leaves, no roots, and looks like a terrifying alien monster. It stays buried until it bursts through the dirt like a fleshy, gaping mouth, releasing a smelly odor to trap dung beetles!

• 🧠 Brain Box: National Trust wildlife expert Aaron Brett Miller steps into the Brain Box to share what it's really like to manage and protect our wild spaces and the incredible animals that call them home.

And shrink down and go on an undercover mission into the green kingdom with explorer Marina Ventura! This week, Marina is investigating the amazing, high-tech ways plants defend themselves from hungry predators. From shooting out microscopic chemical darts to calling in friendly insect armies for backup, discover how the plants in your backyard are secretly fighting back!

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💎 What is the hardest thing on Earth?
🦇🩸 Why do vampire bats drink blood?
🌀❄️ How does a fan keep you cool?
🎈🗣️ Why does helium make your voice higher?
👃👀 Why doesn’t our nose block what we see?

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• 🐢 The Flat-Pack Hatchling: Keepers are celebrating the arrival of a newly hatched, critically endangered baby pancake tortoise! Discover why this rare reptile’s flat, flexible shell makes it the ultimate rock-climbing escape artist.

• 🦖 A New Predator Rises: Paleontologists have just uncovered a brand-new, razor-clawed cousin of the fierce Velociraptor family! Find out where this ancient hunter lived and how it used its terrifying speed to track down prey.

• 🐜 The Insect Overlords: Fran Sconce from the Royal Entomological Society joins Dan to preview Insect Week! We are shining a spotlight on the absolutely vital, hidden jobs that bugs do every single day to keep our entire planet running.

• 🌋 The Magma Blast: Evan wants to know: why do volcanoes erupt? We dig deep down into the Earth’s crust to look at how trapped tectonic gases and boiling hot liquid rock build up the pressure for a massive explosion.

• 🌌 The Multiverse Mystery: Carlos Frenk from Durham University tackles Jude's mind-bending question: is there another universe out there? Get ready to explore the wild physics behind parallel worlds!

• 🦅 Dangerous Dan: Watch out for the Seriema Bird! Don't let its long legs fool you—this modern-day dinosaur is a vicious snake-hunter that kills its prey by picking it up and ruthlessly smashing it against rocks.

• 🧠 Brain Box: Professor Susannah Maidment, Merit Researcher in Fossil Reptiles at the Natural History Museum, steps into the Brain Box to show us exactly what the prehistoric world looked like when dinosaurs ruled the Earth!

And jump straight through a wormhole to Deep Space High—your local inter-galactic school in space! Join Principal Pulsar and his class as they discover how exploring the cosmos actually changes your everyday life on Earth. From the scratch-resistant lenses in your glasses to the cameras in your smartphone, find out about all the awesome, everyday gadgets that wouldn’t even exist if it wasn’t for rocket scientists and space travel!

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☁️ Why do clouds move so slowly?
☀️ What is the Sun made of?
🩹 Why do we heal differently?
👨‍🚀🌌 How long could humans survive in space without a spacesuit?
📷 How do cameras work?
🐦🌳 How do woodpeckers make holes in trees?

And jump through a worm hole to Deep Space High, your local inter-galactic school in space. The class are heading down to the space lab to check out an exciting satellite that will be exploring the Sun!

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• 🌕 The Next Moon Crew: NASA has officially unveiled the four-man astronaut crew for the historic Artemis III mission! Find out who is leading the flight and how they are preparing to test out the next generation of lunar landers.

• 🛠️ Space Station SOS: Matt Cook from the UK Space Agency joins us to break down the dramatic, high-stakes emergency repairs happening aboard the International Space Station this week. Find out how astronauts fix massive technical glitches while floating in zero gravity!

• 🪶 Birdwatch Blockbuster: A tiny seaside town has been completely taken over by hundreds of "twitchers" (birdwatchers) who have rushed from all over the UK to spot an incredibly rare, out-of-bounds heron!

• 🦭 Deep-Sea Armor: Luke asks a mind-boggling question: how can deep-sea creatures live at the very bottom of the ocean without getting instantly crushed by the immense weight of the water?

• 🐌 The Slime Factory: Chris Holland from Sheffield University answers Joshua’s question: how exactly do snails manufacture their thick, sticky slime? Get ready for a gross but fascinating dive into molecular engineering!

• 🪰 Dangerous Dan: Keep your eyes peeled for the horrific New World Screwworm Fly. This tiny parasite might look ordinary, but its larvae are aggressive meat-eaters that can cause catastrophic damage to animals from the inside out.

• 🧠 Brain Box: Professor of Behavioral Ecology Seirian Sumner steps into the Brain Box to decode the mind-blowing, brilliant social networks of the insect world.

And shrink down to the size of a pebble and dive straight into the microscopic world of insect behavior with explorer Marina Ventura! This week, Marina is looking at the incredible, highly organized world of ants. Discover how thousands of tiny insects work together like one giant, single super-brain to build massive underground fortresses, defeat predators, and share food without a single argument!

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Today, we're joined by Abdullah Bin Sajid Butt, a Customer Operations Coordinator at Jet2.

Abdullah has built a career in the aviation industry, working in customer service roles for both a ground handling company and an airline. He's also served as a Safety Ambassador, helping to promote safe and efficient operations. Passionate about learning and helping others develop new skills, Abdullah is currently studying towards a teaching qualification.

He'll be sharing what it's like to work behind the scenes at an airport and how different teams work together to keep passengers moving safely and smoothly.

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• 💥 Rocket Crash: Blue Origin’s latest test rocket has exploded right at launch! Find out what went wrong and why it couldn’t even get off the ground.

• 🐬 Saving the North Sea Dolphins: With World Ocean’s Day coming up on June 8th, Ruth Williams (Head of Marine Conservation at The Wildlife Trusts) joins us to explain why governments need to step up right now to protect the amazing dolphins swimming off our coasts.

• 🧬 The Blueprint for Forever: Daliah asks a massive question: why can't humans live forever? We dive into the biology of aging and look at why our cells have an ultimate expiration date.

• 🌌 The Edge of the Cosmos: Andrew Tolley from Imperial College London tackles Shiloh’s mind-bending question: what exactly is space inside of? Prepare to have your brain stretched to the absolute edge of the universe!

• 🌱 Dangerous Dan: Watch out for the Cape Sundew! It looks like a beautiful, sparkly plant, but it’s actually a ruthless carnivore that uses sticky, glue-covered tentacles to trap insects and digest them alive.

• 🧠 Brain Box: Geomicrobiologist Jess Mackie from the British Geological Survey steps into the Brain Box to introduce us to the invisible, microscopic army of microbes running our world from deep underground!

And hop into the submarine with young explorer Marina Ventura and her trusty digital sidekick, Map App! On this week's wild ocean adventure, we are discovering the incredible, hidden impact that marine creatures have on the health of our planet. From microscopic plankton making the air we breathe to deep-sea engineers changing the ocean currents, find out how the animals inside the water actually keep the whole ocean alive!

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🤧 Why does snot appear when your nose dries out?
👂 Why do your ears pop on planes?
🔥 Why is fire orange?
😴 Why don’t we hear things when we sleep?
🐟 Do fish wee?
☀️ Why does the Sun float in space?

And jump through a worm hole to Deep Space High, your local inter-galactic school in space. The class head into the depths of Space to look at an Earth craft called Rosetta!

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• 🌕 Moon Base Blueprint: NASA has just unveiled its next major steps to build a permanent base on the Moon! Find out how astronauts plan to live, work, and survive on the lunar surface for months at a time.
• 🤖 Zoo AI Night-Watch: A brilliant new project is using Artificial Intelligence to track what zoo animals do at night when the lights go out. Discover how this hidden spy tech is helping keepers take better care of their animals than ever before.
• 🐒 Junk Food Monkeys: Primatologist Sylvain Lemoine joins us to discuss a strange new mystery: why have wild monkeys started eating soil? It turns out, it might be directly linked to them stealing and eating human junk food!
• 🫁 The Oxygen Engine: Layton wants to know: how does breathing actually work? We break down the incredible mechanical power of your lungs and diaphragm to see how your body handles every single breath.
• 🩸 The Hollow Bone Mystery: John Hutchinson answers Noah's mind-bending question: If birds have hollow bones to help them fly, then where do they get their red blood cells from? Prepare to have your brain blown by how bird skeletons actually work!
• 🐌 Dangerous Dan: Watch your step for The Leopard Slug! This giant, spotted gastropod might look slow, but it's a fierce nocturnal predator that uses slime as a tracking device and engages in some of the most acrobatic, upside-down battles in the animal kingdom.
• 🧠 Brain Box: Theoretical physicist Fay Dowker from Imperial College London steps into the Brain Box to tackle some of the biggest, most mind-melting equations about the fabric of space and time!
  

  And Jump straight through a wormhole to Deep Space High, your local inter-galactic school in space! Join Principal Pulsar and his class as they travel deep into the cosmos to explore the most extreme objects in existence. From the crushing gravity of Black Holes to the insane spinning speed of Neutron Stars, find out what makes deep space so terrifying, and why our little planet Earth is so incredibly special.

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⛵ How do boats float on water?
🤒 Why do we get sore throats?
♨️ Why do liquids boil at different temperatures?
👀 Why do animals have different shaped eyes?
🌅 Why does the sky turn red?
🪰 What’s an itch?

And join the gang at Deep Space High who find out what sort of jobs you can get in space if you love Music!

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• 🐸 The Great Frog Rescue: London Zoo has just welcomed two critically endangered, vanishingly rare frog species all the way from Ghana! Meet the tiny, coin-sized Afia Birago's puddle frog and the unique Atewa slippery frog—a species that actually "whistles" when it calls!

• 🦖 Southeast Asia's Last Titan: Paleontologists have just uncovered a brand-new dinosaur species in Thailand! Named Nagatitan, this colossal, long-necked giant grew over 88 feet long and weighed as much as nine adult elephants, completely rewriting the history of prehistoric monsters.

• 🌳 Trees vs. Tarmac: Neil Davies from the Arboricultural Association joins us to talk about a hidden underground battle. We look at the serious, long-term damage that UK roads and heavy traffic are doing to the root systems of our oldest trees.

• ☁️ Sky-High Physics: Charlotte wants to know: how can giant, heavy clouds float up in the sky without crashing down on us? We float the answers right your way!

• 💧 The Cry Code: Sonia Trave-Huarte from Aston University joins us to answer Royce's question: how exactly are tears made, and why does your body produce them when you get emotional?

• 🐙 Dangerous Dan: Dive deep into the ocean to meet the Blue Glaucus. Also known as the "Blue Dragon," this gorgeous, tiny sea slug floats upside down on the water and steals deadly venom from jellyfish to use against its own enemies!

• 🧠 Brain Box: Paleobiologist Emily Rayfield steps into the Brain Box to dig up the ancient secrets buried right beneath our feet.

And jump into a time machine and travel 145 million years into the past! We’re breaking down the shift from the Jurassic to the Cretaceous Period. The world's climate changed dramatically, getting warmer and drier, which allowed a massive explosion of new species to thrive. Find out why more dinosaurs ruled the earth during the Cretaceous than at any other point in history!

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• 🦉 The Internet’s Favourite Owlets: Four newborn Tawny owlets have become massive social media stars! Find out why these fluffy chicks are attracting hundreds of thousands of fans and what it’s like to watch them grow up in real-time.

• 🪐 Atmosphere Alert: Scientists have spotted a small, mysterious object in our solar system that shows signs of having its very own atmosphere. Could this tiny world be hiding more secrets than we thought?

• 🌤️ Weather Shift: Resident expert Kirsty McCabe joins us to break down a potential new global weather pattern. Find out how these massive shifts in the sky could change the weather in your backyard!

• 🤔 The Hiccup Mystery: Archie wants to know why we get hiccups. We dive into the science of your diaphragm and the "glitch" in your brain that causes that annoying hic sound!

• 🚀 Rocket Life-Hunters: Christopher North answers Soufiane’s question: Have we ever attached satellites to rockets specifically to find alien life? We explore the high-tech tools we’re using to scan the galaxy.

• 🦅 Dangerous Dan: Watch out for the Terra Bird! Also known as "Terror Birds," these prehistoric giants were the ultimate flightless predators, with beaks strong enough to crush bone in a single snap.

• 🏗️ Brain Box: Engineer William Powrie joins us to talk all about the wonders of engineering. From the smallest gadgets to the biggest structures, we look at how engineers build our world.

And us for a trip to the Engineer Academy! We use bridges every day to cross rivers and roads, but did you know there are dozens of different types? We’re breaking down the physics and "B-grade" engineering secrets that keep these massive structures standing tall under the weight of thousands of cars!

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🪸 How do corals grow underwater?
🦴 Why do bones weaken with age?
🌊 What’s the most dangerous animal in the ocean?
🌠 How do shooting stars happen?
🌌 How big is the universe?
🚗 Why do people get car sick?

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What Do We Learn About?

• 🐙 Ancient Tentacled Titans: New research suggests that giant octopuses may have ruled the oceans 100 million years ago. Imagine a predator the size of a bus with eight arms!

• 🚀 Moon Base 2030: Kevin Olsen from Oxford University joins us to discuss NASA’s incredible plan to build a permanent home on the Moon. What will life be like in a lunar colony?

• 🐿️ The Red Squirrel Rescue: England’s iconic Red Squirrel is facing a fight for survival. We look at why they are close to extinction and what can be done to save them.

• 🌈 Nature’s Warning Labels: Alectra wants to know why venomous animals are so brightly colored. We reveal why "looking fabulous" is actually a deadly warning to predators!

• 🤔 The Great Nipple Mystery: Gareth Nye from Salford University answers Nick’s question: Why do boys have nipples? It’s an evolutionary glitch that goes all the way back to how we grow before we’re even born.

• 🦅 Dangerous Dan: Meet Haast's Eagle. This extinct giant from New Zealand was big enough to hunt prey 15 times its own weight!

• ✨ The 13-Billion-Year Mystery: Astronomer Ana Puglisi steps into the Brain Box for a high-speed round of questions about the deepest secrets of our universe.

And join explorer Marina Ventura as she dives inside the human body! In Episode 12, Marina is getting up close and personal with your muscles. Find out how your body moves, how your biceps flex, and what’s actually happening under your skin when you run, jump, or even smile.

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You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week…

📱 Why is blue light bad for sleep?
🌲 Why are some trees evergreen?
👂 Why do adults hear differently to kids?
🦷 Why do wobbly teeth hurt?
👶 Are all babies born with blue eyes?
🐜 Do insects sleep?

And jump through a worm hole to Deep Space High, your local inter-galactic school in space. Join Mrs Higgs and her class as they learn how to observe space, they head to Castor to check out it’s stars!

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What Do We Learn About?

• 🏥 Front Row at the Hospital: London Zoo is opening a brand-new wildlife health centre where you can watch live veterinary procedures! From penguin check-ups to frog X-rays, see how experts care for the world's rarest animals.

• 🦌 The Big Homecoming: After years in the Czech Republic, four critically endangered Mountain Bongos have officially landed back home in Kenya to help save their species from extinction.

• 🍟 Save Your Chips: Laura Kelley from the University of Exeter explains the "Eye-Trick." 👁️ Find out how drawing eyes on your food packaging can trick seagulls into thinking they’re being watched, keeping your beach snacks safe!

• 🐝 The Queen’s Hive: Sammy asks why bees have a Queen but no King...

• 🪐 Saturn Road Trip: Simon Green from the Open University joins us to answer Aria’s question: How long does it take to fly to Saturn? (Pack a lot of snacks—it’s a long way!)

• 🌊 Deep Sea Secrets: Marine Biologist Alex Rogers enters the Brain Box to describe the alien world beneath the waves, from glowing coral gardens to submarine mountains.

And join Harry and Terry as they accidentally rocket past the moon and head straight for the jewel of the solar system! This week, the boys discover why Saturn would float in a giant bathtub and try to count all of its spectacular rings. Will they make it back in time for lunch, or are they stuck in orbit? 🛰️

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🌲 How many trees are there in Yosemite National Park?
🗣️ How does our voice work?
🐟 Do fish sleep?
🧠 How does our brain work?
🦆 Why do platypuses lay eggs?
🪽 How do wings make birds fly?

And jump through a worm hole to Deep Space High, your local inter-galactic school in space. Join Mrs Higgs and her class as they learn about the satellites that go round and round the Earth, with very interesting jobs!

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• 🦅 The Eagles Have Landed: Golden Eagles are officially back as a permanent fixture in English skies. Find out how these massive predators are making a comeback!

• 🚀 Rocket Science is Hard: We investigate the recent Blue Origin launch failure. What went wrong for Jeff Bezos’ team, and how do they fix it?

• 🚢 Deep Sea Dragons: Otto Uldum from the Viking Ship Museum joins us to reveal a massive Viking longship discovered off the Danish coast.

• 🎈 The High-Pitch Trick: Leo wants to know why helium makes your voice sound so squeaky. We break down the physics of gas and sound speed!

• 🦴 Dating Dinosaurs: Daniel Condon from the British Geological Society explains the "atomic clocks" scientists use to figure out exactly how old a fossil is.

• 🦁 Dangerous Dan: Meet the Antlion, a tiny backyard monster that builds sand-pit traps to ambush its prey.

• 🧠 Brain Box: Biophysicist Mark Leake explains how the laws of physics control the tiny, invisible machines working inside your body right now.

Finally, we join Finley for Geology Rocks to travel back in time! 🦖 We’re exploring the incredible legacy of the dinosaurs, uncovering how bone turns to stone, and learning what these ancient fossils can tell us about the birth of our planet.

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🍎 Why do apples turn brown?
💎 Why are diamonds unbreakable?
🫧 How are bubbles made?
🌍 What’s the science behind earthquakes?
⚡ How does electricity work?
🧪 What makes dishwasher tablets poisonous?

And join Principle Pulsar and his class as they discover all about what ‘Cosmic Rays’ are and where they come from.

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In Science in the News, butterfly numbers across the UK are in decline, bird experts are warning people not to use feeders this summer, and Dr Thomas Clements from the University of Reading explains how a 300-million-year-old fossil, once thought to be an octopus, was misidentified and what it really reveals about life on Earth long ago.

It’s time for your questions too. Owen wants to know what the deadliest animal is, and Neil Lambert from King’s College London tackles a big, mind-bending question from Atlas: why is the world 3D and not 2D?

Dangerous Dan introduces the great grey owl, a silent hunter with incredible senses.

Then we step into the Brain Box with Professor Jonathan Tennyson from University College London to explore exoplanets and discover what lies beyond our Solar System.

Plus, in Galaxy Gala, we head to Deep Space High to learn all about stars and what makes them shine.

What we learn about:

• Why butterfly numbers are falling in the UK
• Why bird feeders might be risky in summer
• A fossil that scientists got wrong
• What the world's deadliest animal is
• The great grey owl
• What exoplanets are and where they exist

All that and more on this week’s Science Quest!

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🌦️ Who controls the weather?
🪶 What are goosebumps?
😨 Why are we faster when scared?
☄️ How fast was the meteor that killed the dinosaurs?
🧠 How does your brain send messages without thinking?
🐱 Why do cats land on their feet?

And Professor Pulsar teaches Sam all about the different types of water on Earth. This includes ice, steam and even snow!

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In Science in the News, humans have travelled further into space than ever before as Artemis II orbits the Moon, scientists achieve a world first by mapping the DNA of a monkey, and Richard Wall from the University of Bristol joins Dan to explain the spread of a dangerous flesh-eating fly and why experts are keeping a close eye on it.

It’s time for your questions too. Ryan wants to know why Earth spins on a wonky axis, and Brian Diffey from Newcastle University explains how your body makes vitamin D from sunlight.

Dangerous Dan introduces the secretary bird, a fierce and fascinating hunter with a very unusual way of catching its prey.

Then it’s time for Brain Box, where Dan’s high-tech question chamber puts top scientists to the test. This week, analytical chemist Kirsty Penkham takes on the challenge.

Plus, in Kitchen Chemistry, K-Mistry explores the science of solids, liquids and gases, turning your kitchen into a chemistry lab.

From deep space missions to DNA discoveries and dangerous insects, this episode is packed with brilliant science.

What we learn about:

• NASA’s Artemis II mission and its journey around the Moon
• A world-first breakthrough in mapping monkey DNA
• The threat of a flesh-eating fly
• Why Earth spins on a tilted axis
• How the body makes vitamin D from sunlight
• The hunting skills of the secretary bird
• The science of solids, liquids and gases

All that and more on this week’s Science Quest!

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We’re diving into a prehistoric face-off this week to uncover the difference between two of history’s most fearsome predators: Mosasaurus and Megalodon. One ruled the ancient seas with razor-sharp teeth, the other was a giant marine reptile built for ambush and power.

In Science in the News, a jaw bone found deep inside a cave in the UK is helping scientists rewrite the story of how dogs became our best friends. We also look up to the Moon, where a once-in-a-century crater has appeared surprisingly recently, Kevin Olsen from Oxford University joins Dan to explain NASA’s Artemis II mission, which will see humans travel around the Moon for the first time in over fifty years!

It’s time for your questions too. Rosa wants to know why hair turns grey, and John Hutchinson from the Royal Veterinary College answers Max’s big prehistoric question about what makes a Mosasaurus different from a Megalodon?

Dangerous Dan is back with The Bone Breaker, a creature with a seriously fearsome reputation.

And in Battle of the Sciences, Dr. Robyn Grant from Manchester Metropolitan University joins Dan to uncover the fascinating science of whiskers and why so many animals rely on them to sense the world around them.

Plus, we head back to the Pleistocene Period to explore what Earth looked like long ago and how geology helps us piece together the planet’s past.

What we learn about:

• The difference between a Mosasaurus and a Megalodon
• How dogs may have become man’s best friend
• A brand-new crater on the Moon
• NASA’s plans to build a base on the Moon
• Why hair turns grey
• The strange science of whiskers
• The fearsome bone breaker
• What the Earth looked like during the Pleistocene Period

All that and more on this week’s Science Quest!

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📺 How do TVs work?
💡 How do lightbulbs turn on?
🚀 Why don’t rockets break apart during take-off?
🚗 How does a car motor work?
🦅 Why don’t vultures get food poisoning?
🐆 Where do cheetahs get their spots from?

And jump through a worm hole to Deep Space High, your local inter-galactic school in space. Join Principle Pulsar and his class as they learn all about how worm holes can help us to take short cuts in space!

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In Science in the News, Earth’s climate is now more out of balance than at any point in recorded history, with the planet gaining more heat than it can release. We also explore a surprising Iron Age discovery that has stunned scientists, before heading into deep space to investigate a newly discovered type of liquid planet, as Harrison Nicholls from Oxford University explains what it could reveal about worlds beyond our own.

It’s time for your questions too. Toby wants to know how the science behind the Northern Lights, and Dr Scott Paterson answers Rocco’s question: about why humans have bones and what they actually do?

Dangerous Dan introduces the Spanish Ribbed Newt, a creature with a truly unusual defence mechanism.

And in Battle of the Sciences, astrobiologist Dr Vic Pearson takes us on a journey beyond Earth to explore the search for life elsewhere in the universe.

Plus, Professor Hallux is back with Bones and Skeletons, putting his brand-new invention to the test as he discovers what our skeleton really does and why we need it.

What we learn about:

• Why Earth’s climate is becoming unbalanced
• A newly discovered type of liquid planet
• How the northern lights are created
• Why humans have bones and what they do
• The Spanish Ribbed Newt
• How scientists search for life beyond Earth

All that and more on this week’s Science Quest!

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🪵 How does wood turn into paper?
💭 Why do we sometimes forget our dreams?
🔴 What is Mars made of?
🕷️ Why do spiders curl up when they die?
🧍 What is skin made of?

And jump through a worm hole to Deep Space High, your local inter-galactic school in space. Join Principle Pulsar and his class as they investigate how different conditions in space can affect what aliens might look like.

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In Science in the News, NASA is preparing to launch the Artemis 2 mission, sending astronauts around the Moon for the first time in 50 years. UK beekeepers report worrying losses this winter, and Elena Hoicka from the University of Bristol joins Dan to explore the surprising news that babies may begin learning to lie from a very young age!

It’s time for your questions too. Clem wants to know how weather forecasts work, and Cait Newport from Oxford University answers Apolline’s question about whether or not Goldfish really do have a three-second memory.

Dangerous Dan introduces the Oak Processionary Caterpillar, a creature you definitely do not want to get too close to.

And in Battle of the Sciences, Dr Christopher Terrell-Nield takes us deep into the fascinating world of cave biology and the life that thrives in total darkness.

Plus, Kareena and K-Mistry head to the British Museum to discover the chemistry behind prehistoric cave art.

What we learn about:

• Whether goldfish really have a three-second memory
• How weather forecasts are made
• NASA’s Artemis 2 mission to the Moon
• Why bees are disappearing in the UK
• Whether babies can learn to lie
• The oak processionary caterpillar
• How animals survive in caves
• The chemistry behind prehistoric cave art

All that and more on this week’s Science Quest!

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😳 Nick asks: Why does our face turn red when we’re embarrassed?
😋 Bethan asks: Why does food taste better when we’re hungry?
🌍 Gabby asks: Why did Pangaea break apart?
🪐 Romi asks: Are there any other safe planets to live on?
🍽️ Beatrice asks: Why do people like different foods?
🧂 Andrew asks: Why does salt kill slugs?

And jump through a worm hole to Deep Space High, your local inter-galactic school in space. Join Principle Pulsar and his class as they learn all about the mysterious force that is gravity…

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In Science in the News, a giant iceberg drifting around Arctic waters is down to its final weeks before it breaks apart completely, scientists have built a mouse-sized robot to inspect parts of the Large Hadron Collider, and Ewan Bodenham joins us to explain why he named a brand-new ancient crocodile species after his old physics teacher.

Dangerous Dan is back with the scorpion mouse, a tiny but fierce creature with some seriously surprising powers.

And in Battle of the Sciences, we’re digging into planetary mineralogy with Susanne Schwenzer, exploring the rocks and minerals that help scientists understand how planets are formed.

Plus, in Geology Rocks, Finley travels across the world and back through time to discover how rocks, fossils and volcanoes helped shape our planet.

What we learn about:

• Why rainbows are curved
• Why one giant Arctic iceberg is about to disappear
• How a tiny robot could help scientists inspect the Hadron Collider
• Why a new ancient crocodile was named after a teacher
• The fierce scorpion mouse
• How rocks and minerals reveal the history of planets

All that and more on this week’s Science Quest!

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📡 James asks: What’s the difference between radio and satellite signals?
🌍 Etta wonders: What happens if you dig to the centre of the Earth?
⛽ Karis asks: What’s the difference between petrol and diesel?
📡 Matty asks: Can a microwave heat food as hot as an oven?
😷 Rufus asks: Why do we cough?

And get ready to jump through a worm hole to Deep Space High, your local inter-galactic school in space. Join Mrs Higgs and her class as they learn about the satellites that go round and round the Earth, with very interesting jobs!

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In Science in the News, NASA is rethinking its plans for landing astronauts on the Moon, scientists believe the history of writing might be thousands of years older than we once thought, and Frederick Wilkinson from Queen Mary University of London explains why a recent boom in sea turtle numbers might not be quite as good news as it sounds.

It’s time for your questions too. Akiva wants to know why your tummy gets smaller when you breathe in, and John Bridges from Leicester University answers Nicolas' question: How are asteroids made?

Dangerous Dan introduces us to something a little different this week: the super-Earth exoplanet TOI-1452b, a strange and fascinating world far beyond our Solar System.

Then in Battle of the Sciences, Mark Grabowski from Liverpool John Moores University steps into the ring to make the case for palaeoanthropology, the science that studies ancient humans and our evolutionary ancestors.

Plus, Harry and Terry stumble across the asteroid belt in this week’s Space Cadets adventure as they continue their accidental journey through space.

What do we learn about?

• How asteroids form in space
• Why NASA is changing its plans for Moon missions
• Why the history of writing might be older than we thought
• Why a sea turtle population boom may not be entirely good news
• What happens to your body when you breathe in
• The strange super-Earth exoplanet TOI-1452b
• How scientists study ancient humans and our ancestors

All that and more on this week’s Science Quest!

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✨ Orla asks: Why do we get spots?
🤨 Nathan wonders: Why do we have eyebrows?
💡 Henry wants to know: Why does light travel faster than sound?
☁️ Grace is curious: How do clouds form?

And jump through a worm hole to Deep Space High, your local inter-galactic school in space. This time the class head out into space to view a small group of satellites called Cluster!

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In Science in the News, a rare turtle rescued in the UK begins the next stage of its recovery, scientists discover that snakes don’t get hungry in the same way humans do, and archaeologist Nataša Sarkic joins Dan to investigate the remains of a so-called “vampire” found in a grave at Račesa, a fortress in eastern Croatia.

It’s time for your questions too. Leo wants to know how chameleons change colour, and Simon Green from the Open University answers Roscoe’s big space question: just how hot is the Sun’s core?

Dangerous Dan introduces the bizarre hag moth, and in Battle of the Sciences, we head beneath the ice with glaciologist Sammie Buzzard from the UK Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling to uncover what glaciers can teach us about our planet.

Plus, in Space Cadets, Harry and Terry blast off on an accidental adventure to the Sun to discover more about the star at the centre of our Solar System.

What we learn about:

• How rescued sea turtles recover

• Why snakes don’t feel hunger like humans

• The truth behind a “vampire” burial in Croatia

• How chameleons change colour

• How hot the Sun’s core really is

• The unusual hag moth

• What glaciologists study beneath the ice

All that and more on this week’s Science Quest!

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🪶 JJ asks: Why don’t ostriches fly?
🌻 Stein wonders: Why do sunflowers face the sun?
🌬️ Arlo wants to know: Why do we breathe?
😭 Royce asks: How are tears made?
🦫 Ryan is curious: Why do beavers build dams?

And jump through a worm hole to Deep Space High, your local inter-galactic school in space. This week the class learn about a special infrared telescope that can see hidden gas and liquid in space!

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In Science in the News, could an elephant foot bone discovered in  Spain be evidence of Hannibal’s legendary war elephants? A teacher in Wales has an ancient crocodile species named after him by a former pupil, and Saturday 21st February is World Pangolin Day, and to celebrate, Dan chats with Jessie Schrauger from the Pangolin Conservation and Research Foundation about the vital work being done to protect the world’s most trafficked mammals.

It’s time for your questions too. Isabel wants to know how lenses in glasses help us see clearly, and Luke Gaskill from Scout Adventures answers Marcus’ burning question: why is there smoke when there is a fire?

Dangerous Dan introduces the strange and subterranean purple frog.

And in Battle of the Sciences, Ian Mills makes the case for dentistry and the science behind keeping our teeth strong.

Plus, in Professor Hallux’s Map of Medicine, we investigate toothache and discover what really happens if you forget to brush.

What we learn about:

• Why fire creates smoke

• How lenses in glasses bend light

• Why brushing your teeth prevents cavities

• Possible evidence of Hannibal’s war elephants

• How pangolins are being protected

• The unusual purple frog

• What causes toothache

All that and more on this week’s Science Quest!

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🔥 Griffin wants to know: Why do some materials burn and not others?
😴 Livy is wondering: What happens when we fall asleep?
🤕 Lucy asks: Why do we get headaches?
🐋 Charlie wants to know: Why do whales explode?
✈️ Thomas is curious: How do landing gears work?

Plus, join Principal Pulsar and his class as they discover how different types of telescopes work, so that we can see planets tens of lightyears away!

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In Science in the News, could a mound in North West England contain the remains of Ivar the Boneless, a lost Viking? We also discover why porpoises go quiet when boats pass by, and hear from Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk from UC Irvine about how Greenland sharks can live for hundreds of years.

It’s time for your questions too. Lydia wants to know why ice cracks when you put it in water, and Joe Williams from Exeter University helps answer a huge question from Thomas: what caused the Big Bang?

Dangerous Dan introduces us to the unusual Greeningi Frog, and in Battle of the Sciences, Sam Sedgeman explains the fascinating science behind solar eclipses and why they happen.

Plus, join Marina Ventura on her first Ocean Adventure as she explores the exciting world of ocean research.

From the birth of the Universe to mysterious Viking kings and shadowy solar events, this episode is packed with big questions and brilliant discoveries!

What we learn about:

• How scientists think the Universe began

• What might have caused the Big Bang

• How solar eclipses happen

• Why porpoises change their behaviour around boats

• How Greenland sharks live for so long

• Why ice makes cracking sounds

• The mysterious greeningi frog

• How ocean research helps us explore the seas

All that and more on this week’s Science Quest!

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You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week…

🍃 Orla wants to know: Why are leaves green?
🍊 Tommy is wondering: What’s the difference between oranges and mandarins?
🦴 Alana asks: Why do joints click?
🌱 Cooper wants to know: How do we grow?
🌍 Ryan is curious: Why does Earth spin on an axis?

Plus, join Principal Pulsar and his class! This week they're learning all about music in space!

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In Science in the News, scientists discover that Norwegian polar bears are healthier and fatter than ever, old boats are being sunk around the UK to create brand-new habitats for wildlife, and Meganne Christian from the UK Space Agency joins Dan to talk about the importance of women in science ahead of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

It’s time for your questions too. One listener wants to know why cats meow, and language expert Mercedes Durham from Cardiff University explains why our planet is called Earth.

Dangerous Dan is back with a strange and mysterious creature called the olm, and in Battle of the Sciences, things get rocky as Shaunna Morrison from Rutgers University makes the case for geoscience and why understanding the Earth beneath our feet really matters.

Plus, in Geology Rocks: Earth’s History, join Finley on a journey through time to explore fossils, volcanoes, and how rocks helped form our planet and even our universe.

What we learn about:

• Why cats meow
• How polar bears in Norway are doing and why it matters
• How sinking old boats can help wildlife
• Why women in science are so important
• The strange underground creature called the olm
• How rocks, fossils, and volcanoes reveal Earth’s history

All that and more on this week’s Science Quest!

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🤭 William wants to know: Why do we burp?
🐱 Sam is wondering: Why do cats land on their feet?
🎈 PJ asks: How do hot air balloons work?
🌊 Ellis wants to know: Is Atlantis real?
🤤 Ada is curious: Why do stomachs rumble?

Plus, join Principal Pulsar and his class! This week they're learning all about dark matter!

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In Science in the News, we meet an incredible 8-year-old set to become one of the youngest Britons to visit Antarctica, hear about a jaw-dropping archaeological dig uncovering two of the rarest Iron Age objects ever found, and find out how horses can actually smell fear with Roberta Blake from Anglia Ruskin University.

Got questions? We have got answers. Learn why cheetahs purr instead of roar, and hear animal expert Jackie Boyd explain why dogs and cats fight in the first place.

There is also a brand-new Dangerous Dan featuring the dinosaur Nigersaurus, and in Battle of the Sciences we shine a spotlight on the unsung hero behind every experiment, discovery, and invention: Mathematics. Neil Saunders from the University of London reveals why maths really is the language of science.

And do not miss An Age Old Problem, where Detective Mathema finally works out the age of his Great Aunt Maud using mathematics, of course.

Packed with animals, adventures, and mind-blowing science, let’s dive in.

What we learn about:

• Why dogs and cats fight and what their behaviour really means

• How horses can smell fear

• A child visiting Antarctica and what life is like there

• Why cheetahs purr instead of roar

• And why mathematics is essential to all science

All that and more on this week’s Science Quest!

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☀️ Rufus wants to know: What type of star is the Sun?
🐍 Ralph is wondering: How do snakes move?
💎 Orion asks: How are diamonds so strong?
💧 Luppa wants to know: How are tears made?
🪟 Ace is curious: How is glass made?
🪵 Clem asks: How do woodpeckers avoid headaches?

Plus, join Principal Pulsar and his class! This week they're learning all about the different types of water on Earth. This includes ice, steam and even snow!

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In Science in the News, we reveal what lies hidden beneath Antarctica’s ice, explore why scientists are rethinking what they know about cows after one was seen using objects to solve a problem., and hear from Callum Harrison at the British Geological Survey about what’s happening beneath our feet after more than 300 earthquakes shook the UK last year.

Then it’s time for your questions. Willie wants to know what the electromagnetic spectrum is, and Joe Williams from Exeter University answers a mind-bending question: if energy can’t be made or destroyed, how was it first created?

Dangerous Dan is back with a plant you really do not want to touch as we meet the giant hogweed.

And in Battle of the Sciences, we explore the powerful science of toxicology and why understanding poisons and chemicals matters more than you might think.

Plus, head to Deep Space High Earth Watch, where Professor Pulsar teaches Sam all about Earth’s movements, including earthquakes and volcanoes.

This week, we learn about:

• Where energy comes from

• The hidden dangers and powers of toxicology

• Earthquakes and what causes them

• What’s beneath Antarctica’s ice

• The science behind vibrations and movement inside the Earth

All that and more on this week’s Science Weekly

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✋ Alice wants to know: Why are some people left-handed?
🤧 Marley is wondering: Why do we need snot?
🪥 Sam asks: Is toothpaste a solid or a liquid?
💊 Evan wants to know: How does medicine help us?
🏔️ Arthur is curious: Why does it get colder the higher up you go?

Plus, join Principal Pulsar and his class! This episode, the gang discover all the amazing jobs you can do in space if you absolutely love science!

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In Science in the News, there’s good news for giant pandas as they’re officially no longer endangered. We also hear about a major change of command aboard the ISS. Plus, Ruth Williams from The Wildlife Trust joins us to explain why a record number of octopuses are suddenly appearing in UK waters.

The we answer your questions... Ralph wants to know about the different types of stone, and Colin Forsyth from University College London explains what plasma, the forgotten fourth state of matter, is. 

Dangerous Dan returns with a plant you definitely don’t want to mess with as he reveals the deadly science behind the Castor Bean Plant.

And in Battle of the Sciences, Charlie Firth from Oxford University makes the case for vaccines, explaining why they’re one of the most important scientific inventions in human history.

Plus, Professor Hallux and Nanobot are back for another adventure, shrinking down inside the human body to explore how antibiotics work and why they’re so powerful.

This week, we learn about:

• The secret fourth state of matter called plasma

• How vaccines protect your body from disease

• Why pandas are making a comeback

• What’s causing octopus numbers to rise in UK waters

• The dangers of the castor bean plant

All that and more on this week’s Science Weekly!

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✨ Nyra wants to know: Why do stars shine so brightly?
🧬 Lauren is wondering: How long have humans been around for?
🪐 Connor asks: How many light-years is Uranus away from the Sun?
🔊 Henry wants to know: Why does sound travel through walls?
🌿 Tygo is curious: How do plants grow underwater?

And we travel back to the Age of the Dinosaurs! 

More varieties of animals and plants lived at the time than ever before – from the dinosaurs on the land to the plants they ate. Things were getting pretty busy underwater too...

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With snow falling across the country, we’re uncovering the cool science behind why snow is white, and then tuning into the Universe to explore the secret signals streaming across our galaxies.

In Science in the News, scientists warn that great white sharks could vanish from the Mediterranean, renewable energy has smashed records across the UK, and Katherine Brown explains how the world around us shapes what we think, want and choose following the UK’s new junk food advertising ban.

Then it’s time for your questions! Henry wants to know why mammals do not lay eggs, and Kirsty McCabe explains the surprising science behind why snow is white.

Dangerous Dan returns with a truly strange creature from the past… the gigantic and mysterious Deinocheirus.

And in Battle of the Sciences, Steven Tingay from Curtin University takes us deep into the world of radio astronomy, revealing how scientists listen to the Universe.

Plus, we blast off with Space Camp to discover where weather really comes from and how satellites help us track storms, pollution and climate change.

This week, we learn about:

• Why snow looks white instead of clear

• Why mammals do not lay eggs

• The danger facing great white sharks

• How scientists listen to space using radio waves

• Why weather satellites are so important for Earth

All that and more on this week’s Science Weekly! 🚀

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🤧 Raphael wants to know: Why do we close our eyes when we sneeze?
🌀 Sam is wondering: How many dimensions are there?
😮‍💨 Ell asks: Why do we wheeze?
🏔️ Chiara wants to know: How long does it take to climb Mount Everest?
🐘 Cameron is curious: Why do elephants have trunks?

Plus ,Professor Pulsar teaches Sam all about the structure of our planet and finds out that the earth’s crust is not made up from jam or cats!

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We’re docking with the International Space Station as world-famous astronaut Tim Peake joins us to reveal what life is really like in space, including how rockets travel beyond Earth. We’re also diving into the science of feelings, with expert tips on how to understand and manage big emotions.

In Science in the News, scientists think the ancestors of sharks may be far older than we once believed, a Welsh farm celebrates the birth of a critically endangered rhino, and neuroscientist Alexa Mosuley explains her discovery that the human brain develops through five different eras.

Then it’s time for your questions. Clement wants to know what electricity actually is, and astronaut Tim Peake answers Jerry’s space-age question about how rockets get into orbit.

Dangerous Dan returns with Chungkingosaurus, a lesser-known but fascinating dinosaur from the Jurassic period.

And in Battle of the Sciences, clinical psychologist Dr Oona McEwan shares science-backed ways to keep your emotions under control when things feel overwhelming.

Plus, Professor Hallux is back at the Happy Health Helpdesk to explain why we get butterflies in our stomach when we’re nervous.

This week, we learn about:

• How rockets travel into space

• What electricity really is

• Why sharks are older than we thought

• How the brain develops over time

• Simple science tips to manage big emotions

All that and more on this week’s Science Weekly!

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You’ve been sending in your questions, and this week…

🌿 Herbie wants to know: Do plants have muscles?
🌞 Finn is wondering: How many Earths fit inside the Sun?
🧼 Ashlyn asks: How does soap clean your hands?
🌕 Jay wants to know: Why is the Moon white?
⚫ Ben is curious: Why does black absorb light?

Plus, join Principal Pulsar and his class! This episode, the gang are gathering evidence from Mars!

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We’re heading back to Ancient Egypt to unlock the secrets of hieroglyphics, a mysterious language that was lost for thousands of years. Then we zoom inside your head to explore the incredible science of the brain and how this squishy, sparky organ really works.

In Science in the News, robotic dogs could soon be helping to fight wildfires, scientists in India have discovered a galaxy that’s an incredible 12 billion years old, and Dr Matilda Brindle joins Dan to investigate the science behind the very first human kiss, believed to date back millions of years.

We also answer your questions... Charlie wants to know how race cars go so fast, and Mercedes Durham from Cardiff University explains why the Ancient Egyptians wrote in hieroglyphics.

Dangerous Dan returns with a tiny dinosaur with a big reputation, the Compsognathus.

And in Battle of the Sciences, Daniel Glaser makes the case for neurology, revealing the electrifying science that powers your brain.

Plus, we head back to Deep Space High for Space For All, discovering what kinds of space careers are perfect for people who love languages.

This week, we learn about:

• How hieroglyphics worked in Ancient Egypt

• How the human brain sends messages

• Robotic dogs and fighting wildfires

• A galaxy older than most of the universe

• The surprising history of the first kiss

• How race cars reach extreme speeds

All that and more on this week’s Science Weekly!

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You’ve been sending in your questions, and this week…

🕷️ Olivia wants to know: Why are some people scared of spiders?
🌎 Gabriel is wondering: Why did Pangea separate?
⭐ Karl asks: What’s the rarest type of star?
🍽️ Beatrice wants to know: Why do people like different foods?
💧 Marcus is curious: Where does water come from?
📄 Nyra asks: How does paper give you cuts?

And ahead of the big day, we pay Santamory a visit to learn about the science of Christmas...36 hours to deliver all the presents seems like a hard job for Santa. But Santmory explains how fast he actually has to travel around the world to make sure it happens!

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In Science in the News, we investigate whether a volcanic eruption helped trigger the Black Death, take a closer look at a mysterious earthquake in England, and meet Jonathan Growcott from Exeter University to discover the powerful science behind a lion’s mighty roar.

We also answer  your questions... Patrice wants to know what the oldest living thing on Earth is, and Demetrios Venetsanos from Imperial College London explains exactly how planes work.

Dangerous Dan is back with another strange and surprising creature, the cinnabar rock.

And in Battle of the Sciences, Dr. Ben Moat takes us out to sea to explore the hidden world beneath the ocean’s surface.

Plus, Marina Ventura returns with another Ocean Adventure, revealing how oceans benefit humans and help keep our planet alive.

This week, we learn about:

• How planes are able to fly

• What causes earthquakes and deadly volcanic effects

• Why a lion’s roar is so powerful

• The mysteries of the deep ocean

• How oceans help humans survive

All that and more on this week’s Science Weekly!

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You’ve been sending in your questions, and this week…

🛗 Caroline wants to know: How do elevators work?
🌍 Astrid is wondering: If we left Earth, where would we go?
👵 Ella asks: Why does our hair turn grey?
🐦 Marley wants to know: Why can’t some birds fly?
💧 Marcus is curious: Where does water come from?

And ahead of the big day, we pay Santamory a visit to learn about the science of Christmas. This week, we're learning about Santa's sleigh... He gets to every house around the world in one night - but how does he do it and how do aerodynamics help and hinder the sleigh?

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In Science in the News, we explore why UK woodlands are facing a huge crisis, discover the shocking behaviour of rats in Germany, and hear from Connor Bamford from the British Antarctic Survey about what’s been happening to elephant seals in the South Atlantic.

Then it’s time for your questions. EJC wants to know how hydrochloric acid cleans pennies, and Joe Williams from Exeter University explains exactly how Earth formed in the first place.

Dangerous Dan is back with a creature straight out of a horror movie: The Zombie Snail Parasite.

And in Battle of the Sciences, May Chemais from the Ancient Tree Inventory joins us to reveal why ancient trees are some of the greatest survivors on Earth.

Plus, K-Mistry and Kareena dive deep into the oceans to uncover how they absorb CO2, why they’re at risk from climate change, and what we can do to help.

This week, we learn about:
• How Earth was created
• Why UK woodlands are in trouble
• The surprising hunting skills of German rats
• What’s happening to elephant seals in the South Atlantic
• The terrifying zombie snail parasite

All that and more on this week’s Science Weekly!

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🩸 Alex wants to know: What makes blood cells?
🌌 Imogen is wondering: What would happen to a human in space?
🎢 Jack asks: How do rollercoasters get so much speed at the start?
👀 Aaron wants to know: How do eyes work?
💤 Atlas is curious: Why can’t we remember our dreams?

Plus, join Principal Pulsar and his class! The Moon is covered in craters but how come the Earth isn’t? Well maybe it is, Professor Pulsar explains all!

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In Science in the News, researchers reveal that cats were domesticated much earlier than anyone thought, lightning has been spotted on Mars for the very first time, and Allowen Evin joins Dan to dig up a MASSIVE discovery about how dogs first transformed from wolves into the pets we know today!

Then it’s time for your questions! William wants to know the difference between the flu and the common cold, and Dr Sarah Casewell breaks down what science really is.

Dangerous Dan is back with one of the fiercest ancient predators ever — the smilodon, the gigantic sabre-toothed cat with jaws you definitely wouldn’t want to meet.

And in Battle of the Sciences, we’re joined by science royalty… astronaut Tim Peake! He reveals what life is really like when you’re floating hundreds of kilometres above Earth.

Plus, in Marvellous Missions, we blast off through a wormhole to Deep Space High as Principal Pulsar and the class head to the International Space Station for an out-of-this-world lesson.

This week, we learn about:
– How and when cats were first domesticated
– The first lightning ever seen on Mars
– How ancient wolves became modern dogs
– What separates the flu from a common cold
– What it’s really like to live in space with Tim Peake

All that and more on this week’s Science Weekly!

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You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week…

🚂 Aleena wants to know: Why are steam trains so slow?
☄️Dylan is wondering: How fast was the meteor that killed the dinosaurs?
🛁 Alfie asks: Why do our fingers go wrinkly in the bath?
🐝 Simon wants to know: Why is there no king bee?
🪨 Owen is curious: What is the hardest type of rock?
🌈 Cherry asks: How are rainbows made?

And we travel back to the Jurassic period, which existed between 144 and 180 million years ago. It was a time when plant life began to flourish as the newly formed oceans brought rain to many parts of the world that had previously been nothing more than dry deserts.

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In Science in the News, China’s youngest astronaut has just launched into space, a teenager has built a working robot hand entirely out of Lego, and Neeltje Boogert from Exeter University explains how her team discovered the trick to keeping seagulls away from your snacks at the beach.

Then it is over to your questions as Joe Williams answers Jessie’s big one: what actually happens if you go into a black hole? And one listener wants to know the softest metal on Earth.

Dangerous Dan is back, and this week he is taking on one of the toughest animals on the planet: the honey badger.

In Battle of the Sciences, Alex Dryden dives into AI and economics to discover how computer brains help us make money decisions and understand the world.

Plus, Deep Space High returns in Galaxy Gala, where Mrs Higgs and her class are preparing a cosmic project that is missing one tiny thing… a black hole.

This week, we learn about:
• What happens inside a black hole
• How robots could change future jobs
• The trick to stopping seagulls from stealing food
• The world’s softest metal
• The surprisingly fierce honey badger
• How AI helps explain money and decision making

All that and more on this week’s Science Weekly!

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You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week…

🐱 Toby wants to know: Do cats have the same bones as humans?
⚡ Max is wondering: How do lightning and thunder form?
😴 Leo asks: Why do we rub our eyes when we’re tired?
🤓 Beth wants to know: Why do glasses make funny noises?
🧭 Octavia is curious: How does a compass work?
🧂 Andrew asks: Why does salt kill slugs?

And jump through a worm hole to Deep Space High, your local inter-galactic school in space. This time the class learn about dark matter in space!

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We’re exploring the incredible science of the human heart, uncovering how it pumps, why it’s so powerful, and the secrets hidden in every beat.

In Science in the News, one of the UK’s most critically endangered mammals might be making a comeback, Jeff Bezos’ space mission has taken a major step forward, and Abi Crane from the University of Southampton joins Dan to reveal details of a newly discovered T. rex species.

Then it’s time for your questions. Mathew wants to know how allergies work, and James Clark from King’s College London explains exactly why we have a heart.

Dangerous Dan returns with a tiny but terrifying creature, the blue ant, one of the most dangerous insects on Earth.

And in Battle of the Sciences, TED Talk speaker Chip Colwell steps up to argue why museology, the science of museums, deserves the crown.

Plus, Professor Hallux is on a mission to build a better heart, but can he improve on one of nature’s most impressive machines?

This week, we learn about:
– How the human heart works
– Why allergies happen
– A brand new species of T. rex
– The mysterious and deadly blue ant
– How museums help us understand history and science

All that and more on this week’s Science Weekly!

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🤤 Beau wants to know why your tummy rumbles.
❤️ Mia is wondering how your heart pumps blood around your body.
🌟 Mustafa asks: what’s the biggest Sun we know of?
🚀 Lily is curious about why rockets break apart when they escape the Earth's atmosphere!

Plus, join Principal Pulsar and his class, in this episode the gang find out what sort of jobs you can get in space if you love science!

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This episode plunges us deep beneath the waves as we uncover how dolphins and other ocean animals manage to hold their breath for astonishing lengths of time. Then, we shift from sea to psychology as Battle of the Sciences takes us inside the human mind to explore how thoughts, feelings, and behaviours can shape our physical health.

In Science in the News, Australian tropical rainforests have shocked scientists by releasing more carbon than they absorb. We’re also heading to Wales, where plans for a ground-breaking nuclear power station are underway. And Barny Reed from the RSPCA joins Dan to explain how the UK is moving toward more humane animal testing.

Then it’s over to your questions! Misha wants to know how braces work, and Alison Wood from Whale and Dolphin Conservation reveals how dolphins hold their breath for so long.

Dangerous Dan returns with the grolar bear, a rare hybrid of a grizzly and a polar bear.

And in Battle of the Sciences, Mark McDermott champions health psychology, showing how the way we think and feel can affect our bodies.

Plus, Marina Ventura dives back in with another Ocean Adventure, exploring how oceans help humans survive and thrive.

This week, we learn about:
– How dolphins stay underwater for so long
– Why some rainforests are releasing carbon
– How braces straighten teeth
– What makes the grolar bear so unusual
– How psychology affects your health

All that and more on this week’s Science Weekly!

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🥶 Remi wants to know why we shiver when we’re cold.
😮‍💨 Beth is wondering why we wheeze.
🌳 Luke is curious about how deep tree roots go.
🌱 Dusty wants to know how a seed grows into a tree.
☁️ And Charlotte’s asking how clouds stay in the sky.

Plus, we're going back in time to explore the Jurassic Period!

With the supercontinent Pangaea continuing to separate, more and more big watery lagoons were forming, and along with the new oceans, were teeming with life – from the tiny to the monstrous!

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This week, we’re looking up at the sky to discover why it’s blue, uncovering a brand-new glowing shark in the deep ocean, and joining a mission to find a planet just like Earth!

In Science in the News, Prince William reveals the five winners of the Earthshot Prize — celebrating the world’s best ideas for protecting our planet. Then, scientists uncover evidence that the first humans may have been inventors, and Dr. Will White from CSIRO introduces us to a dazzling new deep-sea species — a glowing shark that lights up the darkness!

We’ll also be tackling your questions: Marcus wants to know why the sky is blue, and meteorologist Kirsty McCabe has the brilliant explanation.

Plus, Dangerous Dan introduces us to one electrifying creature — the Electric Ray ⚡

And in Battle of the Sciences, astronomer Annelies Mortier takes us on a journey through space in the hunt for another world that could be just like ours.

What do we learn about?
· Why the sky is blue
· The new glowing shark discovered in the deep sea
· The earliest human inventors
· The Electric Ray
· And in Battle of the Sciences... the search for another Earth!

All on this week’s Fun Kids Science Weekly!

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💧 Jonah wants to know why we sweat.
🤧 Raphael is wondering why we close our eyes when we sneeze.
🐸 Robbie is curious about why frogs croak.
🌕 Arla wonders why the Moon is called the Moon.
⛽ And Rhian wants to find out how fuel moves cars.

Plus, join Principal Pulsar and his class as they learn all about all about lighting storms! Did you know that Jupiter gets huge storms and GIANT lightning?

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This week, we’re tackling YOUR science questions, discovering the future of rocket power, and diving into some of the strangest science stories making headlines.

In Science in the News, an endangered spider makes an unexpected comeback, and scientists are scratching their heads after the waters of the North Pacific recorded their warmest summer ever — but no one knows why! Plus, Dr Luke Tilley from the Royal Entomological Society joins Dan to explain how the European praying mantis has suddenly turned up in Cornwall.

We’ll also be answering some of your big questions — Judy wants to know what’s the longest you can go without sleep, and mathematician Thomas Woolley settles one of the greatest science debates ever: are there more grains of sand or drops of water on Earth?

Dangerous Dan is back too, and this time he’s uncovering one of the most explosive substances ever discovered — azidoazide azide!

And in Battle of the Sciences, Dan is joined by Aaron Knoll from Imperial College London to explore plasma propulsion — the rocket technology that could take us further into space than ever before.

What do we learn about?
• The European praying mantis spotted in Cornwall
• Why the North Pacific Ocean had its warmest summer on record
• The future of space travel using plasma propulsion
• The science behind grains of sand and drops of water
• The dangerously powerful Azidoazide Azide

All this and more on this week’s Fun Kids Science Weekly!

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✨ Anetha wants to know why we can’t feel our bodies grow.
🧴 Kiara asks what makes up our skin.
🦖 Kaleb takes us back in time to find out if there was a dinosaur that could fly.
🪞 Nathaniel is curious about why we have eyebrows.
⚗️ And Sedar wants to know what chemicals are made of!

Plus, join Principal Pulsar and his class as they take a look through telescopes on Earth — and explore the incredible view of space! 🌌

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This week, we’re answering your burning questions, digging into the science that shapes our planet, and uncovering some seriously strange discoveries from around the world.

In Science in the News, we learn why scientists in the UK are trying to turn part of a desert in Northern India green, mosquitoes have been spotted in Iceland for the very first time, and Dan explores the Nobel Prize-winning chemistry discovery that’s being compared to a real-life version of Harry Potter’s enchanted bag!

We’ll also be tackling your questions — 'PodcastGuy14' (not his real name) wants to know why some ticks have Lyme disease, and Ben Rowson from Museum Wales reveals the incredible science behind how snails make their shells!

Then, Dangerous Dan is back with a creature that’ll make you squirm — the African eye worm!

And in Battle of the Sciences, Dan travels back in time with archaeologist Lucy Shipley to uncover how the secrets of the past are being brought to light.

Plus, in Kitchen Chemistry, we discover the secret behind non-stick frying pans — and what makes Teflon so special!

What do we learn about?
· Snail shells, Lyme disease, and creepy crawlies
· Deserts turning green and mosquitoes in icy places
· Magical chemistry, ancient archaeology, and the African eye worm

All that and more on this week’s Science Weekly!

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Leo asks how magnetic fields are created, Elijah wants to know why Egyptian mummies don't rot, Audrey's asking who has sharper teeth... crocodiles or sharks? And Daniel's been wondering if our Sun will ever explode!

And Professor Pulsar teaches Sam all about the structure of our planet and finds out that the earth’s crust is not made up from jam or cats!

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This week, we’re answering your burning science questions, uncovering mind-blowing discoveries, and exploring how sharks became the ocean’s ultimate predators.

In Science in the News, we discover how stress can actually make your nose colder, celebrate the green turtle’s comeback from the brink of extinction, and meet Dr. Fred Jordan, whose team is creating mini human brains to help power the computers of the future.

Then we dive into your questions: Kubi wants to know how chameleons change colour, and David Chappell explains the science behind echoes — those mysterious sounds that bounce right back at you!

Dangerous Dan is back too, and this week he’s introducing us to the Blue-tailed skink, a small but speedy reptile with some seriously cool defences.

And in Battle of the Sciences, Dan takes a trip beneath the waves with megalodon expert Jack Cooper, who reveals how sharks evolved into the world’s most efficient predators.

What do we learn about?
· How stress makes your nose colder
· The green turtle’s rescue from extinction
· Mini human brains that could power computers
· How chameleons change colour
· What causes echoes
· The blue-tailed skink lizard
· And the mighty shark, nature’s ultimate ocean hunter!

All that and more on this week’s Fun Kids Science Weekly!

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Arun wants to know how fast you need to go to burn up, Rory asks what white blood cells are made of, Luella asks why vampire bats drink blood , and Ben is fascinated about acid rain!

And Professor Pulsar and Sam are exploring Earth and are finding out what radioactive dating is and how it can help us.

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This week, we’re answering YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out to decide which science is the best, and uncovering the surprising reason we have nails — and why they’re much more important than you might think!

In Science in the News, we’re diving into some earth-shaking discoveries! The world’s brightest minds have been honoured with this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry, celebrating breakthroughs that could change our future forever. Then, we look to the skies where renewable energy has officially overtaken coal as the world’s biggest power source, and travel thousands of years back in time with Professor Peter Bellwood, who reveals the world’s earliest evidence of mummification and what it tells us about ancient civilizations.

Then we dive into your questions: Evie wants to know why we have nails, and evolutionary biologist Greg Hurst is here to reveal the clever science behind them.

Dangerous Dan is back too, with another wild and deadly creature that’ll have you watching your step!

And in Battle of the Sciences, Nathalie Vriend joins Dan to explore the fascinating world of granular flows, revealing how sand dunes “talk” to each other and how avalanches made of sand can transform entire landscapes.

What do we learn about?
· Why we have nails
· The winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry
· How renewables are beating coal
· The world’s earliest evidence of mummification
· A deadly new creature in Dangerous Dan
· And in Battle of the Sciences... how sand dunes “talk” to one another!

All on this week’s episode of Science Weekly!

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Zimbobi wants to know why Pluto is no longer a planet, Alfie is curious about why we get brain freeze, Zara wonders if the ocean gets warmer as you go closer to the Earth’s core, and Charlie is fascinated by why whales sometimes explode after they die!

And Amy’s exploring all kinds of planes and how they work. She explains what composites are and how engineers make planes super light yet incredibly strong!

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This week, we’re answering YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out to decide which science is the best, and uncovering why plastic is such a big problem for our planet- plus what we can all do to help.

In Science in the News, scientists in China have made a jaw-dropping discovery: a human skull thought to be 1 million years old! Then we take to the skies as the falcon is crowned New Zealand’s Bird of the Year. And finally, Dan is joined by Mélissa Berthet to explore how AI could help us decode the mysterious language of animals.

We’ll also be diving into your questions: Avi wants to know why the time is different in other countries, and Stephen Clark from recycling charity Loop explains the hidden dangers of plastic.

Dangerous Dan is back and this week, we're taking a look at the Blunt-Toothed Giant Hutia, a creature as strange as its name.

And in Battle of the Sciences, Mathew Sparks makes the case for entomology, revealing the amazing ant that actually uses its head as a door!

What do we learn about?
· Why plastic is bad for the planet
· The discovery of a 1-million-year-old skull in China
· How the falcon won Bird of the Year in New Zealand
· How AI is helping decode animal speech
· The Blunt-Toothed Giant Hutia
· And in Battle of the Sciences... the ant that uses its head as a door!

All on this week’s episode of Science Weekly!

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In today’s podcast, we’re in Bristol, exploring Aerospace Bristol and finding all about this city’s amazing aviation history - you can hear all about a plane that went faster than the speed of sound, and how planes manage to stay in the air!

And Amy's in Hull finding out about Amy Johnson, the world’s most famous woman pilot! 

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In this episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly, we answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out to decide which science is the best, and this week we’re diving into the science of why some spots on our body make us laugh until we squirm — the mystery of ticklishness revealed!

First up in Science in the News, NASA prepares to send astronauts on a 10-day trip around the Moon next year — an epic journey into deep space! Then, we chase down Emile the Elk, who’s been roaming across Europe all summer before finally being caught. And finally, Dan is joined by Ed Turner from the National Space Centre to explore the Orionids meteor shower — a dazzling cosmic light show set to brighten up the skies all through October.

Then, we answer your questions! Leo wants to know why we get headaches, and neuroscientist Sophie Scott explains why certain spots on our bodies are extra ticklish.

In Dangerous Dan, we’re meeting one of the deadliest scorpions on the planet: the Indian Red Scorpion.

And in Battle of the Sciences, Exmoor National Park Ranger Charlotte Wray lifts the lid on the wild world of park rangers — and reveals what it really takes to protect one of Britain’s most stunning landscapes.

What do we learn about?
· Why certain spots on our body are ticklish
· NASA’s plan to send astronauts on a 10-day lunar journey
· How Emile the Elk became Europe’s most famous runaway
· The cosmic wonder of the Orionids meteor shower
· The deadly Indian Red Scorpion
· And in Battle of the Sciences... the wild world of park rangers!

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This week, we’re taking off into the world of aviation - with your questions as our flight plan! From how airplanes stay in the sky, to flying hotels, to what the future of flight might look like, we’ll be answering everything you’ve been curious about. Buckle up and get ready to soar through the science of flight!

Plus Amy tells us all about Concorde, the world famous aircraft made in Bristol. 

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In this episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly, we answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out to determine which science is the best, and this week we’re on the hunt for the most dangerous food in the world!

First up in Science in the News, we blast into the future with a story about AI that could one day run on the same energy that powers the sun! Then, we dive under the waves to discover how a tropical sea slug has turned up in UK waters, showing how warmer seas are changing ocean life. And finally, we step into the world of creepy crawlies as Dr Joana Meier from Cambridge University uncovers the mystery of nature’s dancing spiders!

Then, we answer your questions! Anthony wants to know why copper wire glows when it gets hot, and biologist Elaine Holmes reveals what the most dangerous food in the world really is.

In Dangerous Dan, we’re learning all about the venomous Brazilian yellow scorpion.

And in Battle of the Sciences, Aaron Whitnall from The Big Cat Sanctuary joins Dan to share what it really takes to become a zookeeper working with lions.

What do we learn about?
· How AI could one day use the sun’s energy to power the world
· Why tropical sea slugs are showing up in the UK
· The mystery of dancing spiders
· What the most dangerous food in the world is
· The deadly Brazilian yellow scorpion
· And in Battle of the Sciences... the amazing world of big cats!

All on this week’s episode of Science Weekly!

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This week, we’re blasting off into the world of VTOLs — that stands for Vertical Take-Off and Landing! These incredible aircraft can soar straight up into the air like a helicopter, then fly forward like a plane. From flying taxis to futuristic rescue vehicles, discover how VTOLs work, the science behind their powerful engines, and how they could change the way we travel in the future!

And Amy and Zac take flight with VTOLs as they explore how sky-cabs could transform travel around cities and reveal the cool technology powering these futuristic machines.

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In this episode, we answer YOUR questions, discover why laughter is contagious, and dive into the strange world of quantum tunnelling.

First up in Science in the News, unusual rocks discovered on Mars could be evidence that life once existed on the Red Planet, scientists have developed a superfood to keep honey bees buzzing, and Jeremy Lockwood from the Natural History Museum joins us to reveal a brand-new dinosaur discovered on the Isle of Wight.

Betsy wants to know how long it would take to walk to the Moon, and comedian and neuroscientist Dean Burnett explains why everything seems funnier when we’re surrounded by people who are laughing.

In Dangerous Dan, we uncover the terrifying power of fluoroantimonic acid — one of the most dangerous substances on Earth.

And in Battle of the Sciences, we explore quantum physics, discovering the bizarre phenomenon of quantum tunnelling, where particles slip through barriers that should be impossible, and learning how this strange science powers our modern world.

What do we learn about?
· The unusual Martian rocks that could show life once existed
· A superfood designed to protect honey bees
· A brand-new dinosaur discovered on the Isle of Wight
· Why laughter is contagious
· The terrifying fluoroantimonic acid
· And in Battle of the Sciences… the mystery of quantum tunnelling

All on this week’s episode of Science Weekly!

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