Fun Kids Science Quest

It's time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly! 

This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about how Scottish Islands may hold the secret behind 'Snowball Earth'

Dan starts with the latest science news, how a rocket's engine exploded in the Shetland Islands, why two astronaut's who left for the International Space Station in June are still there and Elias Rugen from University College London tells us what secrets the Scottish islands hold to help us truly understand the theory of 'Snowball Earth'

Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains why we sweat and why February is the only month affected by a leap year.

Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Frilled Shark

The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Henry Taylor from University of Birmingham about why the Philosophy of Science is the best kind of science?

What do we learn about?

- A rocket's engine exploding in the Shetland Islands

- Astronaut's stuck at the International Space Station

- Snowball Theory and why Scotland holds the secrets to it

- Why February is the only month affected by leap years

- Is the Philosophy of Science the best type of science?

All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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It's time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly! 

This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about how a Yorkshire garden has been designed to help adjust with the differing climates of the UK.

Dan starts with the latest science news, why there's new hope for the endangered Corncrake bird, how the success of a racehorse could be determined by what's in its stomach and Andy Sturgeon tells us how his design for a Mediterranean inspired garden in Yorkshire has made been to suit the changing climate.

Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains how birds grow feathers & Brian McGill from the Glasgow Caledonian University answers Sam's question on how glass lenses work?

Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Jaguarundi causing havoc across the Americas from North to South.

The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Akira O'Connor from University of St Andrews about why Neuroscience is the best kind of science?

What do we learn about?

- New hope for the Corncrake bird

- How you can tell how good a racehorse will be from its stomach

- A garden that's been designed to adapt to climate change

- How glass lenses work

- Is Neuroscience the best type of science?

All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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It's time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly! 

This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about how a UK scientist is using drone technology to save Madagascar's forests

Dan starts with the latest science news, why the world's biggest iceberg is spinning in the ocean, what rare animal Chester Zoo is celebrating the birth of and Jenny Williams from Kew's Royal Botanical Gardens tells us how her cutting edge use of drone and satellite technology is helping battle deforestation in Madagascar.

Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains what would happen to a human in space without a space suit & Daniel Mills from the University of Lincoln answers Claudia's question on why dogs have different types of ears?

Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Viper Shark

The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Lucien Heurtier from Kings College London about why Particles Physics is the best kind of science?

What do we learn about?

- Why the world's biggest iceberg is spinning in the ocean

- The extremely rare creature that's birth is being celebrated at Chester Zoo

- How drones are helping save Madagascar's forests

- Why dogs have different types of ears?

- Is Particle Physics the best type of science?

All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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It's time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly! 

This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about an oxygen discovery defying our knowledge of the deep ocean.

Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about the internal parts of a pre-historic creature pre-dating the dinosaurs being discovered, a breed of butterfly thought to be extinct making a comeback 60 years later and Franz Geiger from Northwestern University in Illinois, USA tells us all about dark oxygen and how it's questioning our knowledge of the sea bed.

Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains where the first bit of energy came from & Laurie Dove from How Stuff Works answers Zayn's question on why trees breath in carbon dioxide?

Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Saddleback Caterpillar from the East Coast of the USA 

The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Sam McKee from Manchester Metropolitan University about why Molecular Biology is the best kind of science?

What do we learn about?

- A pre-historic creature pre-dating the dinosaurs

- A butterfly believed to be extinct for 60 years making a return

- Dark oxygen defying our knowledge of the deep ocean

- Why trees breathe in carbon dioxide?

- Is Molecular Biology the best type of science?

All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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It's time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly! 

This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about Kent archaeologists discovering pre-historic life.

Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about the Sun heading towards its busiest time known as The Solar Maximum, NASA tasking Elon Musk's SpaceX to bring down the International Space Station and Richard Taylor from the Kent Archaeological Society tell us all about how they've managed to find proof of pre-historic life.

Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains what atoms are made of & Kirsty McCabe from the Royal Meteorological Society answers Jacob's question on how wind is created?

Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about 'The Pint Sized Predator' also known as the Northern Shrike.

The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Reuben Nowell from the University of Stirling about why Animal Evolutionary Biology is the best kind of science?

What do we learn about?

- The Solar Maximum

- SpaceX's mission to bring down the International Space Station

- Kent archaeologists discovering pre-historic life

- How wind is created?

- Is Animal Evolutionary Biology the best type of science?

All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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It's time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly! 

This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about an immersive show promoting the Isle of Man's vast wildlife

Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about a dinosaur skeleton going in an auction for £34 million, scientists discovering a cave on the moon and MIchelle Jamieson & Chloe Shimmin from the Let's Get Wild tell us all about what they're latest immersive production is doing to promote wildlife on the Isle of Man.

Then we delve into your questions where Dan answers Amelia's question on how wood is turned into paper & Ed Turner from the National Space Centre answers Ansho's question on how scientists weigh planets?

Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the deadline parasite Dracunculus medinensis better known as the Guinea Worm

The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Gillian Forrester from the University of Sussex about why Cognitive Science is the best kind of science?

What do we learn about?

- The most expensive dinosaur skeleton of all time

- A cave being discovered on the moon

- An immersive show showcasing Isle of Man's vast wildlife

- How scientists weigh planets?

- Is Cognitive Science the best type of science?

All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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It's time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly! 

This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about octopuses changing colour in Anglesey in Wales.

Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about a faraway planet called HD198733B that stinks of rotten eggs, why some eagles have skipped breeding season to look after their 2 year old chick and Ciara Taylor from the Marine Conservation Society tells us about an octopus spotted changing colour in Wales.

Then we delve into your questions where Dan answers Alana's question on why we don't get dizzy by the world spinning & Chris Lewis from the University of Copenhagen answers Lewis' question on why animals hibernate?

Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the fearsome Allosaurus

The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Grace Carroll about why Animal Welfare Science is the best kind of science?

What do we learn about?

- A planet that stinks of rotten eggs

- Why some eagles are skipping breeding season?

- Octopuses changing colour in Anglesey, Wales

- Why animals hibernate?

- Is Animal Welfare Science the best type of science?

All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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It's time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly! 

This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about why AI has been enlisted to find the world's loneliest tree a partner.

Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about a study in Kenya that has discovered that elephants have nicknames for each other, how the smallest known ape in the world's fossil - the Buronious Manfredschmidi - has been found in Germany and Laura Cinti from the University of Southampton tells us about the world's loneliest plant and why AI has been asked to help find it a partner?

Then we delve into your questions where Dan answers Astrid's question on what animal is the best hunter?

Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Brown Recluse Spider from North America and why it's venom is so feared?

The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Nigel Clarke from the University of Sheffield about why Materials Physics is the best kind of science?

What do we learn about?

- Elephants having nicknames

- The world's smallest known ape's fossil being discovered

- Why the world's loneliest plant needs a partner?

- What animal is the best hunter?

- Is Materials Physics the best type of science?

All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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It's time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly! 

This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we put YOUR questions to our team of experts, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about the discovery of the earliest and most distant galaxy.

Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about a rare bridled tern and a golden puffin discovered just off the North East coast of the UK, how firefighters are dealing with wildfires in the world's biggest tropical wetlands in Brazil - The Pantanel and Kevin Hainline from the University of Arizona tells us about the earliest and most distant galaxy discovered by the James Webb Telescope called JADES-GS-z14-0.

Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains how viruses are cured and we pose Tiffany's question on how the northern lights are formed to Astronomer Tom Kerss.

Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Goliath Tiger Fish and why it's so feared in African waters.

The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Charlotte Dodson from the University of Bath about why Structural Biology is the best kind of science?

What do we learn about?

- Two rare fish discovered off the coast of the UK

- Brazil's Tropical Wildfires

- The most distant and earliest galaxy discovered by the James Webb Telescope

- How the Northern Lights are formed?

- Is Structural Biology the best type of science?

All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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It's time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly! 

This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we put YOUR questions to our team of experts, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about a brand new archaeology gallery opening in Kent.

Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about Elon Musk's Starship rocket and its breakthrough landing, how a family Bornean Clouded Leopards were caught on camera for the very first time and Evelyn Palmer from the Maidstone Museum tells us all about their newest galley called 'Lives in our Landscape' all about the archaeology of Kent.

Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains what the strongest material in the universe is and we pose Bradley's question on how aeroplanes work to Science Writer Chris Woodford

Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Himalayan Black Bear and why it's so feared

The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Professor Ben Goult from the University of Liverpool about why Mechanobiology is the best kind of science?

What do we learn about?

- Why Elon Musk and other companies entering the space race is so important?

- The first ever pictured Bornean Clouded Leopard

- How Maidstone Museum is teaching the people of Kent about it's history through a new archaeology gallery

- How aeroplanes and rockets work?

- Is Mechanobiology the best type of science?

All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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