Fun Kids Science Quest

Bats might seem scary but they're incredible animals - and they play an important role in our environment. Hannah Van Hesteren is an expert from the Bat Conservation Trust and she's answering all our questions about bats, like are they really blind and can bats sing

Plus, we shoot off to the Sun with the Space Cadets, learn about a very venomous snail and meet the lonely iceberg travelling the world’s oceans by itself!

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This week, we answer all your questions about the hurricane chaos that's happening! Jo Camp is a senior scientist at the Met Office and she chats to Dan all about hurricanes, tornadoes and why there are so many going on at the moment.

Plus, learn that the wild dogs that sneeze to vote about important dog issues, venture off to Mars with the Space Cadets, and in Dangerous Dan we're buzzing about a giant hornet the size of your Dad's thumb! 

 

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Nathan Mansbridge, storyteller at The Eden Project, chats to Dan all about the Corpse Flower, a giant stinky plant that gives off a smell likened to rotting fish, or ripe camembert! 

Plus, we explore gravity with the Space Cadets, Harry and Terry, find out why our ears pop on aeroplanes and head back down under to learn more about one of the most deadly spiders in the world - the funnel web spider. 

 

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We have a brand new podcast called The Fun Kids Book Club so we thought you'd like a taster!

In this edition we hear from two of the biggest female authors right now, Robin Stevens and the legend Dame Jaqueline Wilson.

We also explore some of the best books to go back to school with and hear a special reading from Max Brooks' new book "Minecraft: The Island".

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Ryan MacDonald is one of 100 candidates for the Mars One project, that hopes to set up a human community on Mars. If it all goes to plan, Ryan will be leaving Earth in 2031 - and never coming back! We call up Ryan to find out more about his ambitions.

We also learn about some of the sea life that was alive in the age of the dinosaurs, meet a tiny creature with a big sting and wonder if humans could turn ever invisible - and whether that's a good idea or not!

 

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Apex predators are the animals at the very top of their food chain - with no enemies whatsover! Author and illustrator Steve Jenkins tells us about some of the most incredible predators the world has ever seen and what's made them so impressive.

We also explore what the brain's made of with our science expert Tom, venture underwater to check out a golf-ball sized octopus that packs a venomous punch and answer once-and-for-all whether Usain Bolt could beat a cheetah in a race!

 

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You might not realise it but bees are super important to life on Earth and without them we wouldn't have enough plants and crops to go around. Phil Stevenson, Professor of Plants at the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, is here to tell us more about this small but mighty creature!

We delve to the bottom of the ocean with Sean & Robot from the Fun Kids Breakfast Show to find out how submarines work, discover how the Earth was made and discover the terrifying flesh-eating shark that can live for up to 500 years!

 

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It's an explosive edition of the Fun Kids Science Weekly - as we're finding out the answer to everything you've ever wondered about volcanoes with Peter Rowley, a volcanologist at the University of Portsmouth.

We also jump back in time and meet some of the flying beasts alive in the age of the dinosaurs, our science expert Tom works out how much sand there is in the whole world, and we discover the deadliest snake in the world!

 

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At the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada, they've just completed their mission to preserve a blue whale heart - the largest heart of any animal in the world, weighing a whopping 200kg! It's something that had never been done before so Mark Engstrom, the Museum's Senior Curator, tells us exactly how they managed it.

We also discover the difference between carnivores and herbivores, our science expert Tom helps us out with an important question about Saturn, and we see how high a kangaroo rat can jump!

 

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Underneath Geneva in Switzerland, is the Large Hadron Collider - the biggest science experiment in the world, based at CERN. It basically smashes protons together at super fast speeds to see what happens - and it could help us answer some important questions about how life began! Physicist Victoria Martin explains more about the Collider and what it's got to do with dark matter, making black holes and parallel universes.

We also discover the everyday inventions that wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for space travel, learn about how chip fat could be used to power your car in the future and find out about deadly Australian jellyfish!

 

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