
Fun Kids Science Quest
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! Fun Kids Science Quest 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 …Social links:
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The 150-Foot Moon Hole: Inside NASA's Discovery on the Lunar Surface 🌕🕳️
Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are peering down into a mysterious 150-foot crater hole on the Moon, meeting the first dinosaur known to feast purely on prehistoric fruit, and learning how high-tech glasses protect our sight! 🌕 The 150-Foot Lunar Pit: Deep space mystery! NASA scientis…
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Why Is Space Cold? 🥶
This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… 🐱 Why Can Animal Saliva Trigger Allergies? 🌍 Why Don’t We Get Dizzy When Earth Spins? 🐌 Why Does Salt Kill Slugs? 🥶 Why Is Space Cold? 🏀 Why Don’t Balls Bounce on Water?
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22 Tentacles on Its Face: Secrets of the Star-Nosed Mole 🕳️👾
Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are looking into big UK energy updates, watching Halley's comet debris light up the night sky, and blasting off to the moons of Mars on an epic robotic mission! ⛽ The Jackdaw Approval: Energy in the news! The UK Government has given the green light for d…
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What If the Sun Disappeared?
This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… 👃 Why Does Pinching Your Nose Change Your Voice? 🐸 Why Do Frogs Croak? 🌍 What Happens If You Dig to Earth’s Center? 🌧️ How Do Clouds Make Rain? 🫁 Why Do We Need Oxygen? ☀️ What If the Sun Dis…
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194 Years Old: The DNA Powers of Jonathan the Giant Tortoise 🐢🧬
Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are honoring a hero working dog in Scotland, diving down to the world’s oldest shipwreck, and unlocking the secret to living nearly two centuries with a 194-year-old giant tortoise! 🐕 Scotland’s Hero Hound: Award time! A working dog in Scotland has offi…
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Where Does a Galaxy End and Another Begin? 🌌🌠
This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… 💪 How and why do cramps happen? 🌳📄 How do trees make paper? 🌌 Where Does a Galaxy End and Another Begin? 🦇🩸 Why do vampire bats drink blood? 🌧️🧪 Why does acid rain happen?
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The Gravity Trap: Why No Planet Can Ever Be Square ⏹️🪐
Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are celebrating a massive champion crowned in Fat Bear Week, investigating a mystery in Antarctica, and unlocking the secrets of solving crimes with science! 🐻 Fat Bear Week Champion: The votes are in and the chubbiest champion of Alaska's Katmai Nation…
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How Do Diamonds Form?
This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… 🎨 How is paint made? 😴 Why do we rub our eyes when tired? 🥂 Why do some glasses make a funny noise? 🧭 How does a compass work? 🐈 Do cats have the same bones as humans? 💎 How do diamonds form…
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Jungle Doctors: How Wild Elephants Use Plants as Herbal Medicine 🐘🌿
Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are tracking SpaceX's giant Starship as it splashes down into the Pacific, uncovering ancient Scottish rocks that hold secrets to Mars, and learning how wild elephants act as their own forest doctors! 🚀 Starship's Ocean Splashdown: History made in deep …
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Amazing Aluminium: From Sport to Space✨♻️
In this episode of Fun Kids Science Quest, Dan explores the surprising uses of aluminium, from sports equipment and spacecraft to electric cars and futuristic technology. Discover why it’s strong, lightweight and endlessly recyclable, take on a recycled space-station challenge, and hear five surpri…
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