To celebrate the release of Moana 2, coming soon to cinemas, Dan and Stevie go on a journey to Polynesia to find out how thousands of islands thousands of miles apart were settled without the use of typical instruments using a technique known as wayfinding... 

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Stevie and Michael sit down and chat with some top experts to find out how animals experience the world. From dolphins to octopuses to pets and more, we ask the question: are animals smarter than us?

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Hosts Dan and Michael delve into the enigma of Oumuamua, a mysterious object that passed through our solar system in 2017.

Initially thought to be a comet or asteroid, Oumuamua's unusual characteristics led to speculation about its origins, including the possibility of it being an alien spacecraft...

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Michael and Stevie get answers to your burning questions in another episode of Mysteries of Science including a phenomena all about rainbows at night as well as what caused the extinction of the dinos.

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Inspired by the Harry Potter series, hosts Stevie and Michael explore magic potions!

They uncover the real-life inspiration behind Professor Snape, revealing that a real potions master named Henry Lloyd Snape existed in the late 19th century...

We also meet illustrator Johnny Duddle and ask you for your own ideas for magical potions!

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Are insects in our diets the new sustainable food source? We're sharing parts of our talk from Cheltenham Science Festival plus chatting to exports like dairy farmer, Rich.

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Dan and Stevie break down some of the biggest mysteries around – as asked by you!

Professor Brian Cox and a host of other special guests answer your questions on everything from the temperature of space to jellyfish stings.

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Dan and Michael explore the concept of altruism. From vampire bats who share food to prevent each other from starving, to giving money to charity: why are people kind?

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Dan and Michael are going down under to hunt for a thylacine. Also known as the tasmanian tiger or tasmanian wolf, could this supposedly extinct creature actually be secretly lurking in the nation's forests? 

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Michael and Dan are back after a mid-season break to take on perhaps one of the strangest mysteries we’ve ever encountered… What’s being hidden in a top secret US military base, thousands of miles from anywhere, in the middle of a desert?

Could it be aliens? 

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In the middle of the desert in Nevada, USA, sits a top-secret military base. You probably know it as Area 51.

Today, Michael, Dan, and a team of top experts are peeking over the fence to see what they can spot... 

Will they find mysterious alien spacecraft? And what's this about a strange airline? Or is the whole thing nothing more than a good story?

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