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This week Dan is chatting to Anna Horleston, Planetary Seismologist all about the recent information from NASA's InSight Mars Mission - which will help us figure out just what Mars is made of! We also find out the gross way that Echidnas keep cool in Australia - the clue is in the title!

In Dangerous Dan we learn about the DEADLY rushing waters of 'Angel Falls' in Venezuela, and Engers is back with another round of engineering education, and Deep Space High is Minerals!

This week Dan is chatting to Anna Horleston, Planetary Seismologist all about the recent information from NASA's InSight Mars Mission - which will help us figure out just what Mars is made of! We also find out the gross way that Echidnas keep cool in Australia - the clue is in the title!
In Dangerous Dan we learn about the DEADLY rushing waters of 'Angel Falls' in Venezuela, and Engers is back with another round of engineering education, and Deep Space High is Minerals!

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!

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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

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 <a href="https://FunKidsLive.com/plus">FunKidsLive.com/plus</a>

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Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains how we come up with animal names and Peter Falkingham from Liverpool John Moore's University answers Kenny's question on what caused the first dinosaur to be put on earth.

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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 answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best &amp; learn all about China's youngest astronauts to reach space/
Dan starts with the latest science news where we learn about Denmark's plans to tax cow farts, why Uranus might not as dead as scientists first thought and Ed Turner from the National Space Centre joins Dan to discuss China's newest and youngest astronauts to reach space.
Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains how we come up with animal names and Peter Falkingham from Liverpool John Moore's University answers Kenny's question on what caused the first dinosaur to be put on earth.
Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Stargazer Fish The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Lewis Alcott from the University of Bristol on why Biogeochemistry is the best kind of science. 
What do we learn about?
<ul>
<li>Denmark's plans to tax cow farts</li>
<li>Why Uranus might not be dead after all</li>
<li>China's youngest ever astronauts to reach space</li>
<li>What caused the first dinosaur to be put on earth?</li>
<li>Is biogeochemistry the best type of science?</li>
</ul>
All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about an incredible birth at Edinburgh Zoo.

Dan starts with the latest science news where we learn about the UK's oldest satellite, Skynet-1A, which has unexplainably moved to the other side of the world and Jonny Appleyard from Edinburgh Zoo joins Dan to discuss the incredible birth of a rare baby hippo. 

Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains how we see and Lucy Hawkes from the University of Exeter answers Romi's question on do fish drink water. 

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All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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 answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best &amp; learn all about an incredible birth at Edinburgh Zoo.
Dan starts with the latest science news where we learn about the UK's oldest satellite, Skynet-1A, which has unexplainably moved to the other side of the world and Jonny Appleyard from Edinburgh Zoo joins Dan to discuss the incredible birth of a rare baby hippo. 
Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains how we see and Lucy Hawkes from the University of Exeter answers Romi's question on do fish drink water. 
Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Dynamite Tree. The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Magda Osman from the University of Leeds on why decision sciences is the best kind of science. 
What do we learn about?
<ul>
<li>An incredibly rare birth at Edinburgh Zoo. </li>
<li>Why the UK's oldest satellite suddenly decide to change course. </li>
<li>Why 2024 will be the warmest year on record. </li>
<li>Do fish drink water?</li>
<li>Is decision science the best type of science?</li>
</ul>
All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about why the floods that have caused chaos across Spain.

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Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains why we have allergies and Mark O'Shea from the University of Wolverhampton answers Addy's question on why rattlesnakes rattle?

Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Ironclad Beetle.

The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Sandro Tacchella from University of Cambridge to learn about why Astrophysics and the formation of galaxies is the best kind of science?

What do we learn about?
The latest Chinese space mission
The world's first wood-panelled satellite 
What caused the devastating floods in Spain?
Why do rattlesnakes rattle?
Is Astrophysics the best type of science?

All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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 answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best &amp; learn all about why the floods that have caused chaos across Spain.
Dan starts with the latest science news where we learn about the latest Chinese space mission, the first wood-panelled satellite to be launched into space and the Royal Meteorological Society's Kirsty McCabe tells us all about the floods that have devastated Spain and what originally caused them?
Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains why we have allergies and Mark O'Shea from the University of Wolverhampton answers Addy's question on why rattlesnakes rattle?
Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Ironclad Beetle. The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Sandro Tacchella from University of Cambridge to learn about why Astrophysics and the formation of galaxies is the best kind of science?
What do we learn about?
<ul>
<li>The latest Chinese space mission</li>
<li>The world's first wood-panelled satellite </li>
<li>What caused the devastating floods in Spain?</li>
<li>Why do rattlesnakes rattle?</li>
<li>Is Astrophysics the best type of science?</li>
</ul>
All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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