Fun Kids Science Weekly

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Exploring the coolest and most incredible stuff in science, from way back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth to a future where humans live in space! The Fun Kids Science Weekly is hosted by Dan and is the perfect science podcast for kids and families everywhere. Each week, you'll find episodes from series like Deep Space High, Age of the Dinosaurs and Professor Hallux. There's also a special guest, top experts answering all your science questions and Dangerous Dan - something scientific that’s also a little bit deadly! You can listen to Dan on Fun Kids (weekdays from 1pm) on DAB Digital Radio across the UK, on the free Fun Kids app and online at funkidslive.com Plus, when you become a Fun Kids Podcasts Plus subscriber, you get this show – and 30 others! – ad-free and support the work Fun Kids does in bringing you high-quality, entertaining, and safe content for your family. Find out more at FunKidsLive.com/plus

  • 31 minutes 2 seconds
    PLATE OF THE WILD: Unravelling the Diets of Earth's Creatures🥬🥩

    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 why grey squirrels on the run is so dangerous for their red counterparts?

    Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about the UK's latest astronaut, why NASA's plan to bring Mars' rocks down to earth has hit a snag & Dr Craig Shuttleworth from Bangor University explains why grey squirrels are the talk of the town after their recent escapades in Wales.

    Then we delve into your questions where Dan answers Amelia's question on how old is the world's oldest tree and we pose Zoe's question on why can some animals only eat vegetables or meat when humans can eat both to Dr Carlo Meloro from Liverpool John Moores University

    Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Strangling Fig and why it's a tree's worst enemy around the globe.

    The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Aoife Morrin from Dublin City University about why Analytical Chemistry is the best.

    What do we learn about?

    - Rosemary Coogan, The UK's latest astronaut

    - Why NASA's plans to bring back rocks from Mars is on hold?

    - Why grey squirrels are so dangerous to red ones?

    - Why some animals only eat meat or vegetables?

    - Is Analytical Chemistry the best type of science?

    All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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    27 April 2024, 5:00 am
  • 29 minutes 22 seconds
    LUNAR CLOCKWORK: Could the Moon have its own timezone?🌙

    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 why NASA want the Moon to have its own time zone?

    Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about rope bridges have been installed in the UK's Forest of Dean to help its mice, the reason for the earth's biggest ever burst of light and Catherine Heymans, the Astronomer Royal for Scotland, joins us to talk all about why the Moon could soon have its own time zone.

    Then we delve into your questions where Dan answers Edith's question on whether fireworks are harmful to the planet and we pose Ben's question on how batteries work to Marshall Brain from How Stuff Works.

    Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Bobbitt Worm which can be found lingering waiting to attack in the Pacific and Indian oceans.

    The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Dr Robin Kramer from the University of Lincoln all about Faces! Then we pay a visit to Techno Mum to learn all about fingerprint technology.

    What do we learn about?

    - Mice using rope bridges in the Forest of Dean

    - What caused the biggest ever burst of light?

    - Could the moon have its own time zone?

    - How do batteries work?

    - Why the study of spiders is the best type of science?

    All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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    20 April 2024, 5:00 am
  • 32 minutes 43 seconds
    VIKINGS UNCOVERED: Exploring their British roots🪓

    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 an Viking artefacts discovered in Ipswich, England.

    Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn the solar eclipse which left many North Americans in darkness, an extremely rare animal spotted in the Australian Outback and Archaeologist Ian Riddler joins us to talk all about the Viking combs, yes COMBS, discovered in Ipswich, Suffolk.

    Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains how cameras work and we pose Cassidy's question on why we blow our nose to Laurie Dove from How Stuff Works

    Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Iriomote Cat from the small Japanese Island why it's so rare and dangerous.

    The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Dr Sara Goodacre from University of Nottingham all about Arachnology! Then we pay a visit to Bene and Mal as they let us know why humans get colds?

    What do we learn about?

    - The North American Solar Eclipse

    - An extremely rare mole discovered in Australia

    - What Vikings were doing in Ipswich, England?

    - Why we blow our nose?

    - Why the study of spiders is the best type of science?

    All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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    13 April 2024, 5:00 am
  • 26 minutes 23 seconds
    THE ENERGY REVOLUTION: The Science Museum's Latest Adventure⚡

    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, find out about one of the world's rarest animals & learn all about how proto stars evolve!

    Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about why sewage spilling into UK rivers is at an all time high, SpaceX making big progress after their third test flight and Curator Oliver Carpenter from the Science Museum joins us to talk all about their brand new gallery 'Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy Gallery'

    Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains why yawns are contagious and we pose Dani's question on how proto stars turn into stars to Dhara Patel from the National Space Centre

    Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about 'The Asian Unicorn' also known as a Saola

    We pay a visit to expert on all things space Professor Pulsar and he’s here to tell us what causes a shooting star and why they twinkle!

    What do we learn about?

    - Why sewage is spilling into our rivers more than ever before

    - SpaceX's latest test flight

    - The Science Museum's newest gallery

    - What is a Proto Star?

    All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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    6 April 2024, 5:00 am
  • 28 minutes 34 seconds
    BRITAIN'S POMPEII: The truth behind Must Farm🚜🏛️

    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 an Iranian glass bead from 3,000 years ago discovered at 'Britain's Pompeii' - Must Farm!

    Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about a place in the USA about to experience its second solar eclipse in seven years, a 270 million year old fossil named Kermit The Frog and Chris Wakefield from Cambridge Archaeology joins us to talk all The glass used to create beads that was discovered at a prehistoric settlement dubbed "Britain's Pompeii" was probably made in Iran!

    Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains why we're yet to visit another planet and we pose Aidan's question on how smart speakers work to Pip Knight from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Sand Flea also known as Tunga Penetrans

    The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Dr Genoveva Esteban from University of Bournemouth all about why Microbes are the best! Then we pay a visit to Bene and Mal as they let us know the different ways microbes can get into the human body.

    What do we learn about?

    - How the USA could be about to experience its second solar eclipse in seven years?

    - a 270 million year old fossil named Kermit The Frog

    - How an Iranian bead has been discovered at 'Britain's Pompeii'

    - How smart speakers really work?

    - Why Microbes is the best type of science?

    All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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    30 March 2024, 6:00 am
  • 23 minutes 6 seconds
    BRITAIN'S BIGGEST TREES: Exploring the mysteries of Giant Redwoods🌳

    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, find out about one of the world's deadliest plants & learn all about why a Californian tree of gigantic proportions is flourishing in England's forests.

    Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about why climate change is causing your Easter eggs to cost more money, a new species of Beetle discovered in Australia and Mathias Disney from the University College London Geography joins us to talk all about Giant Redwoods flourishing in the UK climate.

    Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains how whirlpools are made and we pose Clara's question on how the sun burns despite there being no oxygen in space to Science Writer Tom Jackson

    Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about 'The Picture Plant'.

    We pay a visit to Marina Ventura as she gets up close with water and we learn about why ocean's are so important to us.

    What do we learn about?

    - The effect climate change is having on your easter eggs?

    - Australia's new species of Beetle

    - California's Giant Redwoods flourishing in the UK

    - How does the sun burn with no oxygen in space?

    All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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    23 March 2024, 6:00 am
  • 28 minutes 20 seconds
    SHINING SECRETS: Exploring the life of White Dwarf Stars

    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 fossilised forest that pre-dates the dinosaurs found in Somerset, England.

    Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about a Sycamore Tree where we thought all hope was lost has new reasons to believe it can grow again, Space X successfully landing at the International Space Centre and Professor Neil Davies from the University of Cambridge joins us to talk all about a ancient fossilised forest discovered in Minehead, Somerset

    Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains why it's always raining in the UK and we pose Arun's question on what happens to white dwarf stars when they die to Ed Turner from the National Space Centre

    Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about Cosmic Rays and why they're so scary.

    The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Professor Seirian Sumner from University College London all about why Wasps are the best! Then we pay a visit to Marina Ventura as she gets up close with biology and today she’s checking out how plants make seeds and why it all starts with pollen

    What do we learn about?

    - How a Sycamore Tree has been given a last hope?

    - Space X landing at the International Space Centre

    - A fossilised forest discovered in Somerset, England

    - What happens to White Dwarf Stars when they die:?

    - Why Entomology and specifically wasps is the best type of science?

    All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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    16 March 2024, 6:00 am
  • 28 minutes 49 seconds
    BUGS AND BEYOND: The Magnificent World of Insects🪲

    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 rare and diverse habitat that's been created in Hertfordshire, England.

    Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about a genetic mutation that's making Labradors constantly hungry, the discovery of the fossils of a nightmarish sea lizard called Kinjaria Acuta and Josh Kalms from the Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust joins us to talk all about a brand new rare and diverse habitat created in Hilfield Park Reservoir.

    Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains how our eyeballs move and we pose Matthew's question on how rainbows are formed to Kirsty McCabe from the Royal Metereological Society (RMETS)

    Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Chinese Red-Headed Centipede, better known as Scolopendra Mutilans, and why it's so scary.

    The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Professor Chris Terrell Nield from Nottingham Trent University all about why Entomology (Insect Studies) and specifically beetles is the best! Then we pay a visit to Marina Ventura as she gets up close with biology and today she’s checking out ants and how they work together

    What do we learn about?

    - Why some Labradors are always hungry?

    - The discovery of a fossil of a nightmarish sea-lizard

    - A brand new rare and diverse habitat that's been created in England

    - How rainbows are formed?

    - Why Entomology or Insect Studies is the best type of science?

    All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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    9 March 2024, 6:00 am
  • 26 minutes 9 seconds
    THE PREHISTORIC PUZZLE: How Dinosaur Fossils Are Formed?🦖

    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 why the ERS-2 spacecraft was so important to the European Space Race.

    Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about why a tiny see-through fish called Danionella Cerebrum found in Berlin has been making noises as loud as an pneumatic drill, the birth of an endangered monkey in a Zoo in Whipsnade, England and Dhara Patel from the National Space Centre joins us to explain why the breaking up of ERS-2 ad it re-entering the Earth's atmosphere is such a big deal.

    Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains why salt kills slugs then we pose Zoe's question on how dinosaur fossils are formed to Palaeontologist Regan Douglas from TheDinosaurs.org

    Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the deep and deadly Tonga Trench which lies way down in the Pacific Ocean

    The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Professor Tobias Linne from the University of Lind in Sweden all about why Human Animal Studies is the best! Then we pay a visit to Marina Ventura as she gets up close with and today she’s inside a bird’s nest finding out how animal homes aren’t that different to ours.

    What do we learn about?

    - The German fish found to make insane amount of noise

    - An extremely rare and endangered monkey born at Whipsnade Zoo

    - The end of ERS2's time in space

    - How dinosaur fossils were formed?

    - Why Human Animal Studies is the best type of science?

    All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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    2 March 2024, 6:00 am
  • 28 minutes 2 seconds
    EGGSTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY: The 1,700 year old Roman Egg found in Aylesbury🥚

    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 1,700 year old roman chicken egg discovered in Aylesbury.

    Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about why the ERS-2 spacecraft has crashed down earth, an incredibly rare turtle found in India and Edward Biddulph from Oxford Archaeology joins us to explain the mystery of how a 1,700 year old Roman chicken egg was discovered in the British town of Aylesbury.

    Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains why space is so cold and then we pose Lucas' question on why people get allergies to Dr Gururaj Arumugakani

    Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Marbled Salamander

    The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Professor Adam Taylor from the University of Lancaster all about why Anatomy is the best! Then we pay a visit to Professor Hallux and Nurse Nanabot as they take a deep dive into the human body to find out all about antibiotics

    What do we learn about?

    - The end of ERS2's time in space

    - An exteremely rare turtle found in India

    - The 1,700 year old Roman chicken egg found in Aylesbury

    - Why people are allergic to things?

    - Why Anatomy is the best type of science?

    All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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    24 February 2024, 6:00 am
  • 26 minutes 47 seconds
    EXPLORING THE FROZEN FRONTIER: What is Antarctica's ULTRA Drone all about?🔬

    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 what's so amazing about the Windraces ULTRA drone and it's journey to Antarctica.

    Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about Space X's mission to land on the South Pole on the Moon, why Polar Bears face starvation? And Miriam McNabb from Drone Life joins us to explain the UK's mission to learn more about antarctica through it's Windracers ULTRA drone mission.

    Then we delve into your questions where Dan answers Arthur's query on whether the Earth will ever run out of water and then we pose Tolu's question on why we burp to Naomi Lavelle AKA Dr How Stuff Wows

    Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Gila Monster - one of most deadly creatures in North America

    The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Professor Jan Zalasiewicz from the University of Leicester all about why Geology is the best! Then we pay a visit to Finlay from our Geology Rocks series where we learn all about the importance of Fossils.

    What do we learn about?

    - Space X's mission to the moon

    - Britain's Antarctica drone mission

    - Why we burp?

    - The Gila Monster - North America's deadly lizard

    - Why Geology is the best type of science?

    All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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    17 February 2024, 6:00 am
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