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Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀

This week, we’re buzzing around Peterborough’s brand-new bee-friendly bus stops, counting down to humanity’s next trip to the Moon, and finding out why someone just paid a jaw-dropping fortune for a dinosaur!
🐝 Bee Bus Stops: Peterborough is going green, right on top of its bus shelters! The city council has approved a 10-year plan to install 34 “living roof” bus stops covered in plants. Find out how these mini rooftop gardens give bees, butterflies, and other pollinators a place to feed and rest in the middle of a busy city.
🌙 Artemis III Countdown: Get ready for the Moon! NASA’s next big Artemis mission, Artemis III, is targeted for launch in June 2027. Discover what the mission is all about and why it’s such a giant leap for space exploration.
🦕 The $47 Million Dinosaur: Palaeontologist Megan Jacobs joins Dan to dig into the recent sale of a dinosaur skeleton in New York for almost $47 million! Why are fossils selling for such enormous sums, and what does it mean for scientists who want to study them? We find out!
🚗 How Is a Car Built?: Marcos Kauffman answers Saul’s question about how cars are made. Discover how thousands of parts, giant robots, and busy production lines come together to turn sheets of metal into a car ready for the road!
🐼 Dangerous Dan: Meet the Qinling panda! This rare panda from the Qinling Mountains in China is famous for its unusual brown and white fur. But don’t let the cuddly look fool you: with powerful jaws built for crunching through tough bamboo and sharp claws for climbing, this bear is no teddy!
🧠 Brain Box: Science historian Seb Falk from Cambridge University steps into the Brain Box to take us on a journey through the history of science and how people in the past made sense of the world around them.

Send us a voicenote on the free Fun Kids App or at funkidslive.com!

Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we&rsquo;re buzzing around Peterborough&rsquo;s brand-new bee-friendly bus stops, counting down to humanity&rsquo;s next trip to the Moon, and finding out why someone just paid a jaw-dropping fortune for a dinosaur!
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<li>🐝 Bee Bus Stops: Peterborough is going green, right on top of its bus shelters! The city council has approved a 10-year plan to install 34 &ldquo;living roof&rdquo; bus stops covered in plants. Find out how these mini rooftop gardens give bees, butterflies, and other pollinators a place to feed and rest in the middle of a busy city.</li>
<li>🌙 Artemis III Countdown: Get ready for the Moon! NASA&rsquo;s next big Artemis mission, Artemis III, is targeted for launch in June 2027. Discover what the mission is all about and why it&rsquo;s such a giant leap for space exploration.</li>
<li>🦕 The $47 Million Dinosaur: Palaeontologist Megan Jacobs joins Dan to dig into the recent sale of a dinosaur skeleton in New York for almost $47 million! Why are fossils selling for such enormous sums, and what does it mean for scientists who want to study them? We find out!</li>
<li>🚗 How Is a Car Built?: Marcos Kauffman answers Saul&rsquo;s question about how cars are made. Discover how thousands of parts, giant robots, and busy production lines come together to turn sheets of metal into a car ready for the road!</li>
<li>🐼 Dangerous Dan: Meet the Qinling panda! This rare panda from the Qinling Mountains in China is famous for its unusual brown and white fur. But don&rsquo;t let the cuddly look fool you: with powerful jaws built for crunching through tough bamboo and sharp claws for climbing, this bear is no teddy!</li>
<li>🧠 Brain Box: Science historian Seb Falk from Cambridge University steps into the Brain Box to take us on a journey through the history of science and how people in the past made sense of the world around them.</li>
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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!

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.

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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!
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>