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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 officially been named Animal of the Year. Discover how working dogs use their incredible senses to rescue stranded people, track rare wildlife, and protect rural communities.


⚓ The World’s Oldest Shipwreck: Deep sea discovery! Marine archaeologists off the coast of Turkey have uncovered the world’s oldest known shipwreck, buried under the seafloor for thousands of years. Learn how high-tech submersibles scan ancient artifacts preserved deep underwater.


🐢 The 194-Year-Old Tortoise:Dr. Stephen Clark joins Dan to share staggering news about Jonathan, a giant tortoise living on the island of St. Helena who has reached 194 years old! Discover what cheek-swab DNA tests reveal about his cell-repair superpowers and how his genes might help humans live longer.


🍎 Digestive System Journey: Etta asks a classic body question: what actually happens to food after you take a bite? We track a meal's journey through chewing enzymes, stomach acid cauldrons, and intestinal energy absorbers!


🪨 Where Do Rocks Come From?David Dobson from UCL answers Rocco’s geological question: why does planet Earth have rocks everywhere? Discover how molten magma, cooling crusts, and crushed sediments formed Earth's solid surface billions of years ago.


🐟 Dangerous Dan: Meet Dunkleosteus! Step back into prehistoric oceans to meet an armored, bus-sized fish that didn't even have teeth—instead, it used razor-sharp, self-sharpening bone plates that snapped shut with the force of a modern T. Rex bite!


🧠 Brain Box: Evolutionary biologist Ben Garrod steps into the Brain Box to explore how bones, skeletons, and physical adaptations have transformed animals over millions of years of evolution.

Subscribe to Science Quest to explore ancient shipwrecks, meet 194-year-old tortoises, and dodge armored prehistoric sea monsters! 🎙️✨

Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are honoring a hero working dog in Scotland, diving down to the world&rsquo;s oldest shipwreck, and unlocking the secret to living nearly two centuries with a 194-year-old giant tortoise!
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🐕 Scotland&rsquo;s Hero Hound: Award time! A working dog in Scotland has officially been named Animal of the Year. Discover how working dogs use their incredible senses to rescue stranded people, track rare wildlife, and protect rural communities.
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⚓ The World&rsquo;s Oldest Shipwreck: Deep sea discovery! Marine archaeologists off the coast of Turkey have uncovered the world&rsquo;s oldest known shipwreck, buried under the seafloor for thousands of years. Learn how high-tech submersibles scan ancient artifacts preserved deep underwater.
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🐢 The 194-Year-Old Tortoise: Dr. Stephen Clark joins Dan to share staggering news about Jonathan, a giant tortoise living on the island of St. Helena who has reached 194 years old! Discover what cheek-swab DNA tests reveal about his cell-repair superpowers and how his genes might help humans live longer.
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🍎 Digestive System Journey: Etta asks a classic body question: what actually happens to food after you take a bite? We track a meal's journey through chewing enzymes, stomach acid cauldrons, and intestinal energy absorbers!
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🪨 Where Do Rocks Come From? David Dobson from UCL answers Rocco&rsquo;s geological question: why does planet Earth have rocks everywhere? Discover how molten magma, cooling crusts, and crushed sediments formed Earth's solid surface billions of years ago.
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🐟 Dangerous Dan: Meet Dunkleosteus! Step back into prehistoric oceans to meet an armored, bus-sized fish that didn't even have teeth&mdash;instead, it used razor-sharp, self-sharpening bone plates that snapped shut with the force of a modern T. Rex bite!
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🧠 Brain Box: Evolutionary biologist Ben Garrod steps into the Brain Box to explore how bones, skeletons, and physical adaptations have transformed animals over millions of years of evolution.
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Subscribe to Science Quest to explore ancient shipwrecks, meet 194-year-old tortoises, and dodge armored prehistoric sea monsters! 🎙️✨

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 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 access to hundreds of episodes of the Fun Kids Science Weekly, but able to listen ad-free and get new episodes early! It's out of this world! Not only that you'll get similar benefits on over 30 Fun Kids podcasts plus you'll be safe in the knowledge that you're supporting Fun Kids in bringing high-quality, entertaining, and safe content for your family.

Find out more at FunKidsLive.com/plus

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 experts answering all your science questions and Dangerous Dan - something scientific that&rsquo;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 access to hundreds of episodes of the Fun Kids Science Weekly, but able to listen ad-free and get new episodes early! It's out of this world! Not only that you'll get similar benefits on over 30 Fun Kids podcasts plus you'll be safe in the knowledge that you're supporting Fun Kids in bringing high-quality, entertaining, and safe content for your family.
Find out more at&nbsp;<a href="https://FunKidsLive.com/plus">FunKidsLive.com/plus</a>