In this episode of Little Ears, Big Ideas, Lily and Max explore how animals’ bodies are perfectly suited to the places they live. We’ll discover why legs are so useful on land, how fins and flippers help animals move through water

In this episode of Little Ears, Big Ideas, Lily and Max head beneath the Earth’s surface to discover tectonic plates, faults, seismic waves and the enormous forces that can build up underground. With a simple hands-on experiment, they explore how rocks can get stuck, pressure can build, and a sudden slip can send vibrations travelling through the Earth.

In this episode of Little Ears, Big Ideas, Lily and Max zoom out from Earth to the Solar System, the Milky Way, and far beyond to discover just how enormous space really is.

After a tiny paper cut sparks a very dramatic “emergency,” Lily and Max take a closer look at the amazing stuff flowing through our bodies. Discover the four main parts of blood: plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets , and learn how they work together to carry oxygen, fight germs, deliver nutrients, and patch up cuts.

In this episode, Lily and Max follow the journey from tiny wood fibres and watery pulp to giant drying machines, soft layers and neatly folded tissues in a box.

In this episode, Lily and Max discover that chameleons do not use magic, paint, or tiny artists. Instead, their skin has special colour cells and tiny crystal-like structures that reflect light in different ways. They learn that chameleons change colour to communicate, stay warm or cool, and sometimes help with hiding.

In this episode, Lily and Max explore the difference between imaginary creatures and real animals, discover how dragons are portrayed in cultures around the world, and investigate what a body would actually need to produce fire. Along the way, they meet some amazing real animals with dragon-like abilities and learn how fossils help scientists understand what dinosaurs could and could not do. It is a fiery adventure where science meets mythology and imagination!

In this episode of Little Ears, Big Ideas, Lily and Max explore what happens after medicine enters the body. They discover how different medicines can reduce pain, lower fever, fight certain bacteria, calm inflammation and help the body do its healing work.

How does the internet send a Pokémon video from a computer far away all the way to your tablet? In this episode, Lily and Max follow the journey through Wi-Fi, routers, servers, cables, packets and even underwater fibre-optic lines. It is a fast, funny adventure through the invisible network connecting our world.

In this sweet and curious episode of Little Ears, Big Ideas, we find out why our brains get so excited about sugary foods. From taste buds and energy signals to “just one more bite” feelings, Lily and Max explore why sweet things can feel so hard to resist and how we can enjoy treats while still looking after our bodies and teeth.