Fun Kids Science Weekly

Hey hey hey, welcome to the Fun Kids Science Weekly! Dan is here with Patrick Kane to teach you all about bionic limbs - that's limbs that are engineered for people who are missing limbs or limb function! Patrick has a book out called Human 2.0, where you can find out all about the amazing feats of medical engineering that help people using technology.  You'll also find out about the biggest and brightest star in the observable universe, why men go bald, and an OUTER SPACE DUST STORM! Leave Earth for half an hour and join Dan in his trip around the solar system! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greetings, Earthling! If you have intercepted this signal, congratulations! You're about to launch off Earth and take a trip around the solar system... and BEYOND!  In this week's Science Weekly, astronomer Mark Thompson is talking to Dan about the night sky and sleeping! What questions should we be asking about space - why is the universe expanding? Are we truly alone in the universe, or could there be an alien science podcast out there? Mark tells all.  Your science questions are being answered! This week, you can find out why car windows fog up and why boomerangs come back to us after we throw them. Plus, Professor Pulsar has signed you up for a brand new class all about Mars, so I hope you brought your notebook. Attendance will be taken!  Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's another Fun Kids Science Weekly! This week, Dan is chatting to expert on the history of science and the natural world, Iszi Thompson! Iszi explains how famous scientists used to believe in magic and gives Dan some strange facts about dinosaur skulls going missing... Dan reports on a robot arm which can remove space debris in Science in the News, Dangerous Dan warns of an exceptionally dangerous plant, and while the students at Deep Space High are on holiday Professor Pulsar is wondering if pets can go to space! Don't get any ideas...Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Would you like to join Dan for a quick trip around the solar system? You would? Well, let's GO!  This week, Dan is chatting to Karen Bennett about the famous steam-powered locomotive, The Flying Scotsman! This train celebrates its 100th birthday this year, and Karen is here to tell you everything you need to know about the celebrations and the science.  In Dangerous Dan, you'll learn about a TERRIFYING type of weather that will make the UK seem like a tropical paradise... and discover how conservationists are boosting the population of a rather large frog in Science in the News! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's another episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly, so of course Dan is chatting to another science EXPERT! This week it's food scientist Anwesha Sarkar from the University of Leeds, who has done research on the yummiest of snacks - CHOCOLATE! Find out how a model tongue was used in experiments and how science could elevate this sweet treat.  In Dangerous Dan, be wary of the boa... and find out how craters are formed and how many exist on planet Earth with Professor Pulsar and Sam in another episode of Deep Space High! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Saturday! No packed lunch, no school bells, just another fact-filled episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly.  This week Dan's chatting to Helen Bell, co-author of The Extraordinary Book That Invents Itself! Find out how you can create a whole bunch of experiments and inventions at home, plus hear about how young people have changed the world with their inventions!  Learn about the unlikely way in which an element was discovered in Dangerous Dan, then later join Professor Pulsar as he explains one of the most beautiful Earthly phenomena - the Northern Lights, or aurora borealis. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello hello hello, class is in session! In this week's episode, Dan chats to astronomy expert Hayley Smith all about C/2023 E3 (ZTF) - otherwise known as the 'green comet'! Where does the comet get its colour from, can we predict its journey, and is there still a chance to witness it?  In Dangerous Dan, face the terrifying so-called 'cow killer' wasp! Professor Pulsar is here too, to teach you all about fluid dynamics! What is a fluid, anyway...?Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Saturday, it's another Fun Kids Science Weekly!  In this episode, Dan chats to animal expert Philippa Forrester on her new book, Amazing Animal Journeys! Find out about Philippa's own experience with animals, including an unlikely orca sighting.  In the coolest school above us all, Professor Pulsar teaches us that storms are one of the reasons we can live on Earth! Dangerous Dan introduces us to a truly terrifying airborne reptile, and Engineer Academy delivers another lesson on the A-Z of engineering! GET LISTENING! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In THIS fantastic spacey episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly, Dan chats to a member of the lab who managed to briefly recreate the energy of the SUN, Annie Kritcher all the way from California! Find out what this could mean for the future of energy!  Travel to Deep Space High to discover why precipitation is so important, and listen to an account of one of the most dangerous birds... all that and MORE in this week's journey through science! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Dan is chatting to Anna Horleston, Planetary Seismologist all about the recent information from NASA's InSight Mars Mission - which will help us figure out just what Mars is made of! We also find out the gross way that Echidnas keep cool in Australia - the clue is in the title! In Dangerous Dan we learn about the DEADLY rushing waters of 'Angel Falls' in Venezuela, and Engers is back with another round of engineering education, and Deep Space High is Minerals!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Dan is chatting to natural world expert and science advisor to Beano, Helen Pilcher! Are scientists trying to bring back woolly mammoths?! How are they going about this? Helen tackles this and other prolific scientific mysteries, such as... the optimal fart noise according to maths. Ground-breaking stuff!  In Dangerous Dan we learn about the DREADED decompression sickness of diving, Engers is back with another round of engineering education, and Deep Space High is schooling us on earthquakes and volcanoes! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy New Year, it's a brand new episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly! We've got tons of cool science to kick off 2023. This week, Dan chats to animal expert Clara Wilson on how dogs can tell when we're stressed, and where this research could lead in the future!  School is in session with another episode of Deep Space High, where we learn all about Earth's core. We welcome a new show to Science Weekly - the A to Z of Engineering! What letter will we be learning about this week? It all depends on the spinning wheel... all that and more in this episode! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the end of 2022, and Earth has completed another calendar orbit around the sun. A lot of science has happened in that time! Let us reflect... In this special edition of Science Weekly, Dan revisits conversations with four brilliant guests from 2022. We have Jon Lomberg, astronomy artist and designer of the Golden Record aboard the Voyager spacecraft! Insect expert George McGavin is next, followed by Dhara Patel from the National Space Centre on the first stars in the universe! Last but not least Steve Backshall, animal expert and starring in CBBC's Deadly 60, chats to Dan about his live show all about the ocean.  Curious Kate ponders how smart grids work, and a NEW feature begins as we welcome Mrs Higgs Boson and Professor Pulsar from Deep Space High to Science Weekly! Space, animals, and all manners of science await in this glorious review of a spectacular year for science. Have yourself a happy new year! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ho to the power of three, it's a Christmas Eve episode of Science Weekly! This week Dan chats to neuroscientist Daniel Cameron about what makes us move... can a rhythm inspire a dance? How about low frequencies? And why is dancing something human beings love to do?? It's not like eating, which keeps us alive. Do we just do it for fun? Or is there something else going on... Dangerous Dan reveals the sinister side of the beloved and festive mistletoe, Tom tells his sister Curious Kate all about the clever abilities of electric vehicles, and Santamory examines the aerodynamics needed for Santa's travels around the world!  Have a very merry Christmas from everyone here at Science Weekly! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Science in the News kicks off this week's episode with a report on NASA's unmanned Orion capsule launch! Find out when NASA will put human beings back into space... and the James Webb space telescope found GL-z13, the most far away galaxy we've ever discovered! Dan talks to Sir Tony Robinson about his involvement in a post-climate change survival game, and what Tony thinks we should do to progress society further to a more environmentally friendly way of living. Curious Kate talks to her brother Tom about how heating works, Santamory analyses the efficiency and structure of Santa's sleigh, and Dangerous Dan tells us about a particularly rough reptile...  all that and more in this week's Science Weekly!   Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode, Dan chats to Professor Dame Sue Black about what it means to study the human body. Is science a way to solve mysteries? Listen to what an expert thinks!  In Science in the News, Virgin Orbit launches soon in the UK, planning on venturing into the skies from Cornwall! Also, a KILONOVA has been discovered by scientists from the University of Leicester... but what is a kilonova? Dan, explain!  How can we convert wind into electricity? Curious Kate wonders about wind energy with her brother Tom this week. Christmas has arrived at Science Weekly as new arrival Santamory teaches us some numeric facts and figures about the Science of Christmas! Impress all your mates with your scientific knowledge on Mr Claus. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guess what? It's time for another week's Fun Kids Science Weekly! In this episode, Dan talks to Dr Manon Schweinfurth about her research on chimpanzees and how, like us human beings, they naturally match each other's walking pace!  Science in the News reveals where to catch a glimpse of the world's largest known animal to ever walk the Earth, and the latest update on a Mars rover going to the moon!  Curious Kate gives us the scoop on all things water powered, and Amy's Aviation compares the roles of pilots and astronauts! Space enthusiasts, rejoice! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week in Science Weekly, Dan talks to Planetari founder Cindy Forde about climate change and the future of an eco-friendly Earth. Her new book, Bright New World, outlines some of the creative ways we can help the planet!  In Science in the News, we discover the link between a meteorite in Gloucestershire and our oceans! Your questions are answered - why is one of our planets rotating CLOCKWISE?! Amy's Aviation imagines a world without planes, and Curious Kate talks about all things solar! Get comfy and get listening! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly, Dan talks to bird expert Emily Shepard from the University of Swansea to find out more about how our airborne friends stay safe during extreme weather conditions! In Science in the News we discover that rats know how to boogie, and Dan answers your most burning questions - what makes up the veggies we eat, anyway? Amy from Amy's Aviation talks space travel, and Curious Kate gives us an insight in light! Find that out and more in this week's show!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In Science in the News we find out the latest news where an old train got an eco friendly renovation and Igor Klymenko chats to us about his fantastic invention that detects land mines!  We have a new series on the show this week called Curious Kate, where we find out all about what electricity is. And as always we are joined by Amy to hear all about alternative fuels when it comes to flying!  It's getting spicy with the California Reaper as the subject of this weeks dangerous Dan and we hear from you and answer your science questions.Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Whatever you do... DON'T THROW AWAY YOUR PUMPKINS! In Science in the News we find out the latest news with the James Webb telescope and about a crater on Mars! We figure out how we can make drinking water and learn about robots the size of our hair that could be swimming around our body soon! The fosser is the subject of this weeks dangerous Dan and we come to our final episode of Hallux's Hydrology. In Amy's Aviation its all about Jet Engines! Chucks Away! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Scientist and author Isabel Thomas joins us to answer some of the strangest questions around. We hear about the deadly blood sucking Vulture Bee in Dangerous Dan and as always we are joined by our friends Professor Hallux and Amy's Aviation to hear all about the water you shouldn't drink and how propellors work! In Science In the News, we hear of 53 silent sea creatures that can actually talk and a fantastic froggy discovery!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We speak with the amazing David Aguilar about his prosthetic designs made entirely from LEGO this week, we hear about the race back to the moon and a lost otter pup in Science in the News. There is a dangerous ocean creature in Dangerous Dan. And we learn all about Hydration and the different types of planes in Professor Hallux and Amy's Aviation! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our interview with Dr Ciara McGrath the Young Woman Engineer of the Year reveals some of the possibilities for the smart fashion of the FUTURE! In Science in the News Seagulls are going missing and we find out what people are making with old fishing nets... and the star of dangerous Dan is the FANG TOOTHED FISH!  There's still time to also catch up with Professor Hallux about what we drink and Amy Aviation is here to tell us about some amazing plane designs!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Space Week which means we have not one, but two amazing interviews! Firstly we're finding out all about a special edition of The Week Junior's Science and Nature Magazine - plus Tim Peake answers questions from you, our wonderful listeners!! There's still time to also catch up with Professor Hallux about what we drink and Amy Aviation is here to tell us about some amazing plane designs!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever heard of the Shrike Bird? Its in our Dangerous Dan this week! We answer your questions on 'What is Chlorophyll' and 'Will we ever live on another planet?'. We also have Professor Alan Wilson join us to chat about his work on Big Cats and we are joined by Hallux again to learn about our Hydration and Amys Aviation to learn about Metal Frame Planes! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rats are the subject of Dangerous Dan this week, we also hear from Steve Backshall about his new book all about The Galapagos plus what he's doing to help combat climate change. There's more of your questions too including the big topic of black holes!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why are we friends with people who smell similar to us? Why haven't more animals evolved with trunks? And why is water transparent? All this and more is answered this week! We hear about a failed rocket launch, a terrifying creature in Dangerous Dan, and we have a brand new friend who loves planes and can't wait to chat to you in Amy's Aviation! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How does your body defeat viruses? Does it really rain diamonds on Uranus? All of these questions are answered this week on the Fun Kids Science Weekly.  We look at the White Lipped Peccary in Dangerous Dan, and in Science the news we hear about updates in NASA's latest rocket launch and about a runaway manatee! We hear our final episode from our Techno Mum Sport series and are learning all about the most important thing we need to live... WATER! With Hallux's Hydration Helpdesk! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Would you drink sewage water? In Science in the News we look at scientists making toilet water safe to drink and what singing whales mean for climate change. We answer your questions on how do bubbles work and why don't atoms touch? And we are joined by Professor Hallux as we take a dive inside your mouth and we look at prosthetic blades with Techno Mum! In our dangerous dan this week its all about the Amazon's deadly vampire fish! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is a lightyear? Do cats pant like dogs? How have dinosaur feet evolved to hold their weight? Be wary of this weeks dangerous Dan, they might steal from you! And we hear what Professor Hallux has found inside your mouth and all about the amazing technology used in sport with Techno Mum! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Joshua Pate joins us all the way from Austrailia to answer the question, why do we say 'Ow' when we get hurt? We hear about the daredevils chasing cyclones over the arctic and the German cats who are finally free from lockdown in Science in the News. Dan answers your science questions, including Why do Volcanos Erupt?! And as always we hear from Techno Mum and Professor Hallux about Sports Technology and what is going on inside your mouth! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We want to hear YOUR Voices! Send in your science questions for Dan to answer at www.funkidslive.com and find the Fun Kids Science Weekly where you can record your own questions to be played on the show!  In this weeks episode we find out how some coral has been able to regrow, some evil seagulls terrorising a town and the discovery of the biggest collection of bird fossils! Author and scientist Nicola Morgan tells us all about your brilliant brain and how we can take care of it, and we answer your science questions, this week its on your voice box. As always, Techno Mum and Professor Hallux join us, this week they chat sports complexes and whats going on inside your mouth! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why do we wheeze? And what makes the James Webb Telescope better than the Hubble Telescope? This week we have Dhara Patel from the National Space Centre to tell us just that, as well as how the Webb telescope takes such in depth images! In Science in the News this week we learn about the fossil of the earliest know predator in Leicester, and who it has been named after! We also hear about a furry rodent that has been on a great nut heist! As always we are joined by Professor Hallux who is looking at our teeth this week, and Techno Mum who teaches us all about how our bodies work when playing sport!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is there evidence for a lost city? Why do we name storm names after people? We hear about the latest news on monkeys attacking people, a brand new space station, and the rise in JELLYFISH SWARMS! Dr Zoe Randle joins us to tell us more about the Big Butterfly Count and in Dangerous Dan its all about the BIGGEST thing in the Universe! As always Professor Hallux is joining us for his dental depository and Techno Mum takes on the quiz master to chat all about Durability!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We find out the oldest animal in the world that lives in the UK! And in recent news we hear about a foxes favourite food.... beware its a bit stinky, and VERY GROSS. As always we are answering your questions, this week it is on boredom and sleep! Techno Mum takes on her Tech Trivia Quiz on Recycling this week, can you score better than her? And we take a dive inside your mouth with Professor Hallux! The creature on dangerous Dan this week loves to eat human flesh, but what could it be? Listen to this weeks Fun Kids Science Weekly to find out! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's special guest opens up by telling us about how she gouges out fish eyes to find out where they've been, it's Anna from Ocean Travellers telling us about how they can find out where sea creatures move and how they live. Techno Mum is back in another Tech Trivia, this week it's all about energy while Professor Hallux examines bad breath. Dan answers your questions and brings us Science in the News including news about the first pictures taken from the new James Webb Space Telescope.Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's been hidden in plain sight for 100 years, but what could this discovery be? We hear from Connie Gray, Young Scientist of the Year who conducted research on bird feathers and staying on the bird theme in Dangerous Dan, we hear about a common UK bird gone rogue internationally. We answer your questions, this week its on why does hair turn grey? And we hear from our friend Professor Hallux about the bugs hiding in your mouth, and Techno Mum who is taking on the Techno Triva quiz, this week its all on Cost! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What actually is in our blood? Why can Cheetahs run so fast? Author Paul Ian Cross joins us to chat all the grossest things about the body from is book Bodies, Brains and Bogies. In Science in the News this week we learn about the first rocket NASA has launched outside of the USA, a spacecraft being built in the UK and a new secret we have learnt from cavemen bodies that are 1 million years old! Hallux joins us again but its all about your teeth in this series at the dental depository, and Techno Mum has her knowledge tested in Techno Mum's Tech Trivia. And in Dangerous Dan its all on the fearsome Bowmouth Guitarfish! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How can we save our coral reefs, and why are they so important? Marine Biologist David Smith joins us this week to tell us exactly why and how we can help!  We answer your questions on why we have such wrinkly fingers when we are in the bath too long. And we are joined by Professor Hallux and Nurse Nanobot for the last time this week, and it's all about the first aid kit and how this can help you in your home. Did you know the dragonfly was so deadly? Its actually one of the deadliest creatures in the world, and we find out just why in this weeks Dangerous Dan!  Of course we are also joined by the smarted school in the universe, Deep Space High, where Pulsar is joined by some space experts to answer your questions! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How were our stone age ancestors able to watch their own movies? Archaeologist Andy Needham joins us this week to tell us exactly why. We answer your questions on What is a turtle shell made of? And why are diamonds unbreakable? And we are joined by Professor Hallux and Nurse Nanobot, this week its all about your ears! An ancient croc is the topic of Dangerous Dan and we hear news of red squirrel babies and a map of the seabed this week! Of course we are also joined by the smarted school in the universe, Deep Space High, where Pulsar teaches us all about Radioactive dating! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is sweat made of? Why did Pangea separate? In the news this week we hear about the worlds biggest plant, robotic hospitals and the food fight of the Megalodon. In Dangerous Dan it's all about the exploding carpenter ant and we are joined by Professor Hallux and Nurse Nanobot who tell us what happens in A&E and we learn all about the craters and crashes into the moon in this weeks Deep Space High! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scientists Gertrud and Angela join us this week to discuss their study on how Dolphins are using their own skincare in coral reefs and we answer your questions on why drinking glasses make music and what actually happens in a black hole! A dangerous stink is the subject of Dangerous Dan and we catch up with Professor Hallux and Nurse Nanobot, and the smartest school in the universe, Deep Space High! In Science in the News we stay up to the date with all the latest science stories including what secrets have been unearthed in Pompeii and what plastic is doing to some nasty bacteria!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this weeks Science Weekly we hear about a humungous hurricane season and why NASA are listening to Marsquakes. We also answer the questions Why is Water See-through and Why do We Yawn? In Dangerous Dan this week its about one of the fieriest and deadliest mushrooms around - he's not a fungi! We learn about broken bones with Professor Hallux and Nurse Nanobot and its all about earth fluids when we go OUT OF THIS WORLD with Deep Space High! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Explorer, paleoanthropologist and evolutionary biologist Ella Al-Shamahi joins us this week to chat about where we may see the earth in 7 years time and her defying new show Our Changing Planet!  In Science in the News we hear about the Mars Rovers latest progress in its expedition and we answer your questions, this week we find out why we get sore throats and why the sky is blue! We also catch up with Professor Hallux and Nurse Nanobot in their Map of Medicine series, and today we better sit up straight as its all about back pain and posture! In our new Deep Space High Series we are looking back on the earth to find out about gravity!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Yates from the National Space Centre joins us to talk about a brand new gallery all about satellite data on Earth!  In Science in the News we hear about a lucky 6 year old fossil hunter who found a 20 million year old shark tooth, and a fireball that was spotted over the UK!  We answer your questions, this week we find out how we could survive on Mars, and how our eyes process colour!  We also catch up with Professor Hallux and Nurse Nanobot in their Map of Medicine series, and today we're talking allergies. In our new Deep Space High Series we learn all about lightning storms!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We hear all about the biggest triceratops ever found called Big John from Professor Ruggero Danastasio to chat about the incredible wounds this beast endured and what we can learn from this. In Science in the News we hear about no mow may and new information with the life expectancy of dogs.... can you guess which breed has the longest life expectancy? We answer your questions, this week we find out how long we can survive without a spacesuit and why woodpeckers peck! We also catch up with Professor Hallux and Nurse Nanobot in their Map of Medicine this week its on how different people talk, and in our new Deep Space High Series we learn all about the structure of our earth!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Urban Birder David Lindo joins us this week to chat all about the secret world of birds, and we learn the difference between a dove and a pigeon! (You'll never guess!) In Science In The News we find out about how we could be growing meat in space and why?! We answer your questions, this week we found out why whales blow up when they pass away on the beach? We also catch up with Professor Hallux and Nurse Nanobot in their Map of Medicine this week its on how different people talk, and in our new Deep Space High Series we learn all about the structure of our earth!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Best selling author, scientist and philanthropist Lucy Hawking joins us this week to chat about climate change which is the subject of her brand new book, Princess Olivia Investigates the Wrong Weather. We hear about who has been named Champ of the Earth in Science in the News, and answer the question: Why Do We Sneeze? We also catch up with Professor Hallux and Nurse Nanobot in their Map of Medicine, and hear about the movement of our earth from the Smartest School in the Solar System, Deep Space High!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Professor, astronomer and award winning author Raman Prinja joins us to talk all about the Wonders of the Night Sky, what amazing things we can learn from looking up at the stars and how we can do this from our own home. In Science In The News we find out about a fossilised Dino leg that may have been created during one of the meteorite crashes and a new cure to stop the ageing process! We answer your questions about the brain including does our brain grow? We also catch up with Professor Hallux and Nurse Nanobot in their Map of Medicine this week its on feet,  and  in our NEW Deep Space High Series we learn all about the structure of our earth!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Doctor, presenter and award winning author Dr Ranj teaches us how to train our brains this week, we hear about how a ROBOT BOAT is monitoring the biggest volcanic explosion in 100 years, and answer the question: Why Are Cats Eyes Mostly Black? We also catch up with Professor Hallux and Nurse Nanobot in their Map of Medicine, and hear about the fearsome T-Rex in Age of the Dinosaurs!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A very special guest who's job is to look into the future as a futurist, Ian Pearson joins the podcast to talk about what we can expect in 2052 (hopefully there isn't any Zombie Insects, which we learn all about in this weeks Dangerous Dan!) We also catch up with Professor Hallux and Nurse Nanobot in their Map of Medicine, explore under the sea in Age of the Dinosaurs and answer more of your questions including what babies learn about our relationships through our saliva!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A very special guest, Steve Backshall, joins the podcast to talk about his new live show and his life on the Deadly shows over the years! We also catch up with Professor Hallux and Nurse Nanobot in their Map of Medicine, explore under the sea in Age of the Dinosaurs and answer more of your questions including exploding stars!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Garrod, presenter, biologist and author joins us to chat about the animals that no longer exist and those that are currently endangered this week! Professor Hallux and Nurse Nanabot are back this week too and they have all the information for us about opticians and how our eyes work! Dan also answers your questions this week on how glasses work and much more! Also this week we're exploring the cretaceous plants in Age of the Dinosaurs, finding out about how they kept dinosaur predators at bay through poison, stinky smells and sticky slime! A toxic fart is the subject of Dangerous Dan this week and in Science in the News, there's news of the James Webb Telescope in space!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr George McGavin has been all around the world exploring insects and discovering new species - he joins us on this week's podcast. Professor Hallux and Nurse Nanabot are back this week too and they have all the information for us about vaccines and how they work! Also this week we're exploring the cretaceous climate in Age of the Dinosaurs, finding out about cuts and scars and how stars shine! A toxic fart is the subject of Dangerous Dan and in Science in the News, there's news of spiders falling from the sky in the USA!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How does a rocket take off? Honourees of the Blavatnik Awards Anja Schmidt and Sonja Vernes chat to us about their amazing work on volcanos and climate change and what we can learn from putting bats in recording studios! We learn about the eating habits of carnivores and herbivores in the Jurassic Period in Age of the Dinosaurs! And we open wide when we catch up with Professor Hallux who takes us through some of the amazing medical professionals that help save lives, this week its about what happens when you go to the dentist! A poisonous rat is the subject of Dangerous Dan and in Science in the News, we hear about a new found duck billed dinosaur and a plastic bill that every country will be using!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why can't we see in the dark? How do we make something hotter than the sun? Dr Hannah Willet joins us to tell us about how she is making a reactor 6 times hotter than the sun and what this means for the future of energy. We take to the skies in age of the dinosaurs to discover how dinosaurs first gained flight! And we catch up with Professor Hallux who takes us through some of the amazing medical professionals that help save lives, this week its about what happens when you get your appendix removed! The Abelisaur is the subject of this weeks Dangerous Dan and in Science in the News, we hear why a dog kennel has sold for 32k and another theory on how the dinosaurs died!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How would aliens communicate with us, and how will we find out if they do?  NASA and SETI scientist Ann Marie Cody joins us to chat more about how she finds signals from other planets, and how an intelligent race might contact us! We dive deep under the oceans to find out about the dinosaurs that existed under the sea in a herd in Age of the Dinosaurs. And we catch up with Professor Hallux who takes us through some of the amazing medical professionals that help save lives, this week we are learning about anaesthetists! A deadly wasp that is used by farmers is the subject of this weeks Dangerous Dan and in Science in the News, we hear exactly what is going on this week in the world of Science! This week we find out about what the James Webb telescope has captured so far!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who could our Mission Transmission message reach? And how will we make sure aliens understand our message? Astronomers from the Royal Observatory, Tania de Sales Marques and Patricia Skelton join us this week to answer all of your burning space questions! We find out whether it's more beneficial to be alone as a dinosaur or in a herd in Age of the Dinosaurs. And we catch up with Professor Hallux who takes us through some of the amazing medical professionals that help save lives, this week we are learning about asthma! The magical mandrake is the subject of this weeks Dangerous Dan and in Science in the News, we hear exactly what is going on this week in the world of Science! This week we find out about a new planet that might be home to aliens, and what animal is becoming endangered in Australia!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who could our Mission Transmission message reach? And what exactly is a lightyear? Astrophysicist Paul Sutter joins us this week to answer space questions and more! We start 2 new series this week, jump back in time to the home of the Tyrannosaurus Rex and we catch up with Professor Hallux who takes us through some of the amazing medical professionals that help save lives! The dangerous Blister Beetle is the subject of this weeks Dangerous Dan and in Plus in Science in the News, we hear exactly what is going on this week in the world of Science!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who could our Mission Transmission message reach? And how long does it take to get to the nearest star? Greg Brown, astronomer from the Royal Observatory answers these questions and more about what is closest to us in the universe in this week's Science Weekly podcast. We catch up with Sidney McSprocket who wants to hear what YOU would put in a great exhibition! Ever thought an anchovy could be scary? You might change your mind after hearing this weeks Dangerous Dan, its on one of the anchovy's ancient relatives. In Kareena's Chemistry, Kareena teaches us how we can save electricity and protect the environment at home. Plus in Science in the News, we hear an update on the amazing James Webb Telescope!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Creator of the Golden Record, Jon Lomberg joins us in this week's Science Weekly podcast to chat all about how he created a message that aliens could understand, and we hear from Flex at the We Are Curious Museum in Bristol to find out more about what is on the Golden Record! We catch up with Sidney McSprocket who is teaching us about Great British Scientists - this week its about the inventor of an amazing new type of glue! Whilst a huge hairy and deadly spider is the subject of Dangerous Dan. In Kareena's Chemistry, Kareena takes a deep dive into how oceans absorb CO2 and how we can put things right. Plus in Science in the News, Dan gives us the info on a new rocket that has been sent into space!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SpaceSpeak's Peter Beery joins us in this week's Science Weekly podcast to chat all about how he is sending our Mission Transmission message into space and we hear how you can go to space with Mission Transmission! We catch up with Sidney McSprocket who is teaching us about Great British Scientists - this week its about the inventor of the toilet! Whilst a beautiful orpiman is the subject of Dangerous Dan. In Kareena's Chemistry, Kareena takes flight into chemistry of the air which is helping to tackle the challenge of climate change in innovative new ways. Plus in Science in the News, Dan talks about record breaking heats!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NASA's Astronaut Candidate Jack Hathaway joins us in this week's Science Weekly podcast to chat all about his journey to become an astronaut and we also hear how you can go to space with Mission Transmission! We catch up with Sidney McSprocket who is teaching us about Great British Scientists - this week its about William Jenkins and Lucy Hughes. Whilst there is a deadly comet that gets closer each time it visits us in Dangerous Dan. In Kareena's Chemistry, Kareena takes a dive into new and innovative ‘Green Chemistry’ which is helping to tackle the challenge of climate change in innovative new ways. Plus in Science in the News, Dan talks about new dinosaur footprints found in the UK!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Astronauts, Doctors and Prime Ministers join us in this special best 2021 episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly! Boris Johnson answers your climate questions, Tim Peake chats about his life in space and Adam Kay joins us to give us some really gross body facts! We catch up with Sidney McSprocket who is teaching us about Great British Scientists and Kareena's Chemistry we find out about our impact on climate change and how you can help.... talking about Climate Change, did you know that trees FART and they contribute to it?! Find out more in this weeks Fun Kids Science Weekly!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Catherine from the National Space Centre joins Dan for this week's Science Weekly podcast to chat all about earths planetary defence system and how it works to deflect asteroids. We catch up with Sidney McSprocket who is teaching us about Great British Scientists - this week its Eugene Rimmell and James Dyson. Whilst the deadly (and festive!) Vampire Deer is the subject of Dangerous Dan. In Kareena's Chemistry we find out about agricultures impact on climate change and how you can help. Plus in Science in the News, Dan talks about rising temperatures in Antarctica and news on an important telescope!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vaccine creator and Scientist Katie Ewer joins Dan for this week's Science Weekly podcast talking the science behind vaccines and why snot and scabs are so important! We catch up with Sidney McSprocket who is teaching us about Great British Scientists - this week its Sir Charles Wheatstone and Sir Jonathon Hive. Whilst the deadly velvet ant is the subject of Dangerous Dan. In Kareena's Chemistry we find out about plastics impact on climate change and how you can help. Plus in Science in the News, Dan talks about why fish are cheering and the newest astronauts that NASA have recruited that could be set for the moon!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Gordus joins Dan for this week's Science Weekly podcast talking about the amazing science behind spiders webs and why they weave them. We catch up with Sidney McSprocket who is teaching us about Great British Scientists - this week its Harrison and Oluwaseyi Sosanya. Whilst the hottest ocean are the subject of Dangerous Dan. In Kareena's Chemistry we find out about climate change and how you can help. Plus in Science in the News, Dan talks about why scientists are examining ice and what it will tell us about the potential to get people back to the moon!   Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anne Wignall joins Dan for this week's Science Weekly podcast talking about the history and importants of the assassin bug and how it uses taps to calm its prey. We catch up with Sidney McSprockett who's teaching us about great british scientists, this week its Babbage, Lovelace and Berners Lee. In Karina's Chemistry we find out about how we can help save the environment. Plus in Science in the News, Dan talks about a new small but mighty satellite that spots deforestation!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Science in the news this week is the biggest news from the last month from one of the most important people - we speak to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson about COP26. Also this week we answer more of your questions, Sir Sidney McSprocket joins us to tell us about a Great British Mind, we find out about ducklings and K-Mistry is exploring about chemistry and climate!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we have so many friends joining us from Maddie Moate to Professor Hallux and even Techno Mum! Plus we've got questions about clouds and ears, cows are in the news because Morrisons are feeding them seaweed to help fight climate change and COP-26 is finishing up. Maddie Moate's new book is called Stuff: Eco-Stories of Everyday Stuff, listen to hear tell Dan about her travels and how the book came together.Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friend of the show and amazing author Christopher Lloyd joins us to teach us all about COP26 and how we can be more sustainable in our daily lives to help fight climate change. We catch up with Professor Hallux who's building a human body and today its all about noses! Whilst a sea scorpion the size of a dog is the subject of Dangerous Dan. In TechnoMum we find out about mechanical engineering and how you could be the next great inventor. Plus in Science in the News, Dan talk about the COP26 climate summit, a new planet that we have discovered and how the launch of Koreas first rocket went!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Hicks, rollercoaster engineer and founder of Firefly Creations, joins Dan for this week's Science Weekly podcast talking about the science behind rollercoasters! We catch up with Professor Hallux who's building a human body and today is working on the teeth, whilst a pretty pink mantis is the subject of Dangerous Dan. In TechnoMum we find out about mechanical engineering and how you could be the next great inventor. Plus in Science in the News, Dan talks about the first expedition of the RSS David Attenborough, a failed search for a key part of the universe and why Jeff Bezos is planning to create hotels in space!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why do our hands go wrinkly in water? When was the first vaccine created? Join Professor Hallux and Techno Mum on their adventures this week and we answer your science questions!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why do we get pins and needles? What is cardboard made of? Louise Devoy from the Royal Observatory joins us to chat all about space, time and what we can learn from starlight on this weeks Fun Kids Science Weekly!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ever wondered how time works? Dan speaks to one of the STEM Superealos James Young about a competition challenging YOU to design their own superhero gadget that can make a positive impact on the world around them. The winner will have a real-life prototype of their gadget made and be transposed into the comic strip.   To find out more about this year’s Engineer a Better World campaign, download the full Super-Realoes report and for information on how to enter the IET’s Super-Realoes competition visit: www.engineer-a-better-world.org.Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do birds pee? How does the heart work? Dan chats to Matthew Wooler in Alaska to learn all about the lifecycle of a mammoth and what we can learn from just looking at their trunk! If you have a science question you want answering! Get in touch at funkidslive.com!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How does our voice work? What plant stings worse than a stinging nettle? Astronaut and author Tim Peake joins us to answer YOUR questions about space!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why do we have freckles? What gives the Blister Beetle its name? We hear on what in music makes us groove and answer your science questions on this weeks Fun Kids Science Weekly!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why are we seeing more spiders? How do touch screens work? Author of Everything Under the Sun and QI Elf Molly Oldfield joins us on the podcast to uncover the answers to some amazing science questions and we learn all about the deadliest and cutest creature there is!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why is the sky blue? How fast does our brain work? Joanna Sadler joins us to chat about a recent study where she used bacteria to turn plastic into Vanilla flavouring! Find out all of this and more on this weeks Fun Kids Science Weekly!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is sweat? How do wings work? These science questions are answered, we hear about the giant hairy scorpion and Rebecca from the Science Museum joins us in this weeks Fun Kids Science Weekly!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Be careful eating this cheese, it might kill you! Why are mosquito bites bumpy? And Charlotte from the Royal Institution all about the anniversary of 200 years of the electric motor!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why do cheetahs purr? What is the creepiest fish in the sea? And Nevsah Karamehmet on how can we breathe as well as an olympian! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ever wondered what is the worst smelling poo is? Or why the ocean is blue? We learn all about Poo in this episode of the Science Weekly as well as answering your science questions and finding out what Science is going on this week in the news!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why do we get car sick? How are bee's fighting back wasps with heated balls and what is the future of space travel looking like?    Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ever wondered why don't we get pins and needles in our sleep? Plus, Martin Qvarnström joins Dan to chat about what bugs in fossilised dino poop are teaching us! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you thought anteaters were a danger just to ants, then this podcast will prove you wrong ... Plus, we're joined by a super computer expert about sarcasm!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan comes face-to-face with the snake that pickpockets its poison. Plus, he is joined by Amy Griffin of Diamond - what can actually eat plastic?Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is sick made of? Some amazing discoveries in space and one of the deadliest prehistoric creatures is uncovered in this weeks Fun Kids Science Weekly!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is toothpaste a solid or a liquid? Can we learn in our sleep? Learn all about the density of the dangerous Pulsar and the incredible age of the Dinosaurs in this weeks Science Weekly!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is snot for? A rare bird has been spotted again! And Anna Balint chats to us about an extra sense that dogs have! All on this weeks Fun Kids Science Weekly!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A parasite that is deadly to rodents, why do plants need water and Ardavan from Code Ninjas chats about their Grand Opening on July 10th at the Wylloytts Centre!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why do trees fart and what is it doing to the climate? What are butterfly wings made out of? An extremely dangerous ancient shark and a plane in space?! All of this on this week's Fun Kids Science Weekly!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The longest fart on record, the grossest creature on Dangerous Dan and how a movie filmed in space is going to be made! All this and more on this weeks Science Weekly!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Agneesh Barua tells us how humans could be venomous, why is the sea colder the deeper you go and could we survive without any animals on the planet? All on this week's Fun Kids Science Weekly?Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What was the first animal to be extinct? Why are bubbles white in the bath? One of the largest and deadliest birds that has ever lived and some amazing facts with professional fun fact finder Kate Hale!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Neuroscientist Betina Ip tells us how the brain works, we learn why our teeth are so strong and why we can't see air! This week we learn about a dangerous plant that was the inspiration for Devil-Snare in the Wizarding World and some of the latest science news!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why don't birds get electrocuted on wires? How do fish see so deep in the ocean? Photographing the Mars Rover with a helicopter and learning how to make football carbon free, all on this Science Weekly Podcast!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.