Welcome toFun Kids Science Weekly – Reach for the Sky Special!

Ever wondered how airplanes are built? In this episode, we meet a former Airbus Chief Engineer — the person who helps design and create real-life planes! From giant wings to super-strong engines, discover the secrets of how airplanes are made and what it takes to make them fly.

And Amy takes flight into the wonderful world of wings – and how engineers are using new technology as well as learning from our feathered and fishy friends to innovate designs!

Welcome to Fun Kids Science Weekly &ndash; Reach for the Sky Special!
Ever wondered how airplanes are built? In this episode, we meet a former Airbus Chief Engineer &mdash; the person who helps design and create real-life planes! From giant wings to super-strong engines, discover the secrets of how airplanes are made and what it takes to make them fly.
And&nbsp;Amy takes flight into the wonderful world of wings &ndash; and how engineers are using new technology as well as learning from our feathered and fishy friends to innovate designs!

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>

Fun Kids Science Quest

We're the UK's children's radio station. Listen across the UK on DAB Digital Radio, on mobile and online at funkidslive.com.

We're the UK's children's radio station. Listen across the UK on DAB Digital Radio, on mobile and online at funkidslive.com.

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MIDWEEKLY: How Planes Are Made – With Airbus’ Chief Engineer ✈️👷‍♂️

Intro

What's an echo?

Why is the Moon white?

What's the deadliest animal from the past?

Why don't all birds fly?

Why do the elderly have white hair?

Learn Series

Outro

This Week’s Big Questions!

You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week…

🌙 Why is the Moon white?
🐦 Why don’t all birds fly?
👵🏻 Why do elderly people have white hair?
🦖 What was the deadliest animal from the past?
🔊 What is an echo?

And join Professor Hallux at his help desk as he answers the weird and wonderful questions you’ve always wanted to know the answers to! This time we find out all about physiotherapy!

This Week&rsquo;s Big Questions!
You&rsquo;ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week&hellip;
🌙 Why is the Moon white? 🐦 Why don&rsquo;t all birds fly? 👵🏻 Why do elderly people have white hair? 🦖 What was the deadliest animal from the past? 🔊 What is an echo?
And join Professor Hallux at his help desk as he answers the weird and wonderful questions you&rsquo;ve always wanted to know the answers to! This time we find out all about physiotherapy!

What's The Deadliest Animal in History?

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Questions

Dangerous Dan!

Brain Box

Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are riding out a giant Category 1 hurricane in Hawaii, hunting for a brand-new glowing species of sea slug off the English coast, and taking a giant leap into deep space with a epic 6.5-hour spacewalk!


🌀 Hawaiian Hurricane Rampage: Category 1 Hurricane alert! Hawaii has been hit with over a meter of rainfall as a massive storm swept across the islands. Discover how meteorologists track hurricane paths and how island ecosystems handle extreme deluge!


🐌 The Mystery Rainbow Slug: A vibrant, brightly colored sea slug spotted off the coast of England might actually be a brand-new species! Learn how marine biologists identify mysterious ocean creatures and why soft-bodied sea slugs pack incredible chemical defenses.


👨‍🚀 The 6.5-Hour Spacewalk:Karl Hobbs joins Dan to break down the thrilling 6.5-hour spacewalk undertaken by astronauts outside the International Space Station. Step outside the airlock to see how space suits keep humans alive in the freezing vacuum of space!


🍕 The Science of Hunger: Tara asks a delicious question: why does food taste so much better when you're completely starving? We break down how your brain unleashes chemical reward signals when your belly runs low on fuel.


🪐 Naming New Worlds:Robert Walsh from the University of Lancashire answers Jonah's question: how do planets get their official names? Journey through mythology, international astronomical rules, and alien exoplanet catalog numbers!


🐍 Dangerous Dan: Meet the Tiger Keelback Snake! This East Asian reptile is one of the rarest creatures on Earth because it is both venomous AND poisonous! It bites with venomous back fangs AND absorbs deadly toxins from the toads it eats, storing the poison in its neck glands to spray at predators!


🧠 Brain Box: Entomologist Francis Ratnieks steps into the Brain Box to explore the incredible social structure of bees and wasps, revealing how millions of tiny insects communicate and run super-organized colonies!

Subscribe to Science Quest to walk in space, name distant planets, and uncover the double-threat secrets of venomous-poisonous snakes! 🎙️✨

Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are riding out a giant Category 1 hurricane in Hawaii, hunting for a brand-new glowing species of sea slug off the English coast, and taking a giant leap into deep space with a epic 6.5-hour spacewalk!
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🌀 Hawaiian Hurricane Rampage: Category 1 Hurricane alert! Hawaii has been hit with over a meter of rainfall as a massive storm swept across the islands. Discover how meteorologists track hurricane paths and how island ecosystems handle extreme deluge!
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🐌 The Mystery Rainbow Slug: A vibrant, brightly colored sea slug spotted off the coast of England might actually be a brand-new species! Learn how marine biologists identify mysterious ocean creatures and why soft-bodied sea slugs pack incredible chemical defenses.
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👨&zwj;🚀 The 6.5-Hour Spacewalk: Karl Hobbs joins Dan to break down the thrilling 6.5-hour spacewalk undertaken by astronauts outside the International Space Station. Step outside the airlock to see how space suits keep humans alive in the freezing vacuum of space!
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🍕 The Science of Hunger: Tara asks a delicious question: why does food taste so much better when you're completely starving? We break down how your brain unleashes chemical reward signals when your belly runs low on fuel.
</li>
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🪐 Naming New Worlds: Robert Walsh from the University of Lancashire answers Jonah's question: how do planets get their official names? Journey through mythology, international astronomical rules, and alien exoplanet catalog numbers!
</li>
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🐍 Dangerous Dan: Meet the Tiger Keelback Snake! This East Asian reptile is one of the rarest creatures on Earth because it is both venomous AND poisonous! It bites with venomous back fangs AND absorbs deadly toxins from the toads it eats, storing the poison in its neck glands to spray at predators!
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🧠 Brain Box: Entomologist Francis Ratnieks steps into the Brain Box to explore the incredible social structure of bees and wasps, revealing how millions of tiny insects communicate and run super-organized colonies!
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Subscribe to Science Quest to walk in space, name distant planets, and uncover the double-threat secrets of venomous-poisonous snakes! 🎙️✨

Who Names the Solar System? The Secret Science of Naming Planets 🔭🌌

Do humans have the same sized skeleton?

How are rockets safe?

How does soap clean hands?

How does your body fight viruses?

How do we know what's inside an atom?

This Week’s Big Questions!

You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week…
🚀 How are rockets safe?
🦴 Do humans have the same sized skeleton?
🧼 How does soap clean hands?
⚛️ How do we know what's inside an atom?
🦠 How does your body fight viruses?

And join Professor Hallux at his help desk as he answers the weird and wonderful questions you’ve always wanted to know the answers to! This time we find out all about earwax!

This Week&rsquo;s Big Questions!
You&rsquo;ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week&hellip;
<ul>
<li>🚀 How are rockets safe?</li>
<li>🦴 Do humans have the same sized skeleton?</li>
<li>🧼 How does soap clean hands?</li>
<li>⚛️ How do we know what's inside an atom?</li>
<li>🦠 How does your body fight viruses?</li>
</ul>
And join Professor Hallux at his help desk as he answers the weird and wonderful questions you&rsquo;ve always wanted to know the answers to! This time we find out all about earwax!

MIDWEEKLY: How Planes Are Made – With Airbus’ Chief Engineer ✈️👷‍♂️

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