Intro

Why do mosquito bites itch?

Why does Earth spin on an axis?

Are baby kangeroos born with a pouch?

Why do mammals hibernate?

Why do caterpillars eat feaves and flowers?

How are blood vessels made?

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Outro

This Week’s Big Questions!

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

🦘 Why are baby kangaroos born with a pouch?
🌍 Why does Earth spin on an axis?
🐻💤 Why do mammals hibernate?
🦟 Why do mosquito bites itch?
🐛🍃 Why do caterpillars eat leaves and flowers?

And join Deep Space High’s Professor Pulsar as he guides us through the exciting things you can see in this month’s night sky! This August, see how many planets you can spot up there amongst the stars!

This Week&rsquo;s Big Questions!
You&rsquo;ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week&hellip;
🦘 Why are baby kangaroos born with a pouch? 🌍 Why does Earth spin on an axis? 🐻💤 Why do mammals hibernate? 🦟 Why do mosquito bites itch? 🐛🍃 Why do caterpillars eat leaves and flowers?
And join Deep Space High&rsquo;s Professor Pulsar as he guides us through the exciting things you can see in this month&rsquo;s night sky! This August, see how many planets you can spot up there amongst the stars!

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.

Latest Fun Kids Podcast Episodes

Why Do Mosquito Bites Itch?🦟

Science in the news

Questions

Dangerous Dan!

Brain Box

Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are gazing up at a dazzling supermoon in the night sky, uncovering a 40-year-old secret hidden in a museum drawer, and finding out why four-legged farm animals are turning into conservation heroes!


🌕 The Glowing Buck Moon: Night sky alert! The famous Buck Moon has been lighting up the UK. Discover what makes this particular full moon so bright, why it gets its antlers-inspired name, and how to spot lunar marvels from your back garden.


🧊 The Forgotten Antarctic Dino: A fossil left sitting forgotten in a drawer for 40 years has just been identified as the first dinosaur bone ever discovered in Antarctica! Find out how this historic piece of ancient bone reshaped everything we know about frozen polar prehistory.


🐄 Cows to the Rescue:Dot Williams from Butterfly Conservation joins Dan to reveal an incredible team-up: how hungry cows are being used as secret weapons to protect one of Britain’s rarest, most endangered butterflies!


📱 Touch Screen Tech: Kitty sends in a handy tech question: how do glass touch screens actually know where your finger is tapping? We break down the invisible electrical fields hiding right under your smartphone display.


👁️ How We See the World:Emily Charlesworth from Huddersfield University tackles Octavia's vision question: how do our eyes capture light and team up with our brains to turn it into full-color, moving pictures?


🐵 Dangerous Dan: Watch out for the Mandrill Monkey! With its brightly colored face, intense glare, and massive, razor-sharp canine teeth longer than a lion's, this giant rainforest primate is not one to mess with when it defends its troop.


🧠 Brain Box: Professor of Natural Materials Chris Holland steps into the Brain Box to explore how nature manufactures super-strong materials—from spider silk to natural polymers—and how scientists copy them!

Looking After Eyes: The Ultimate Vision Check-Up 🕶️🔬

Keep your eyes on the prize with Professor Hallux and Nurse Nanobot! This week, the duo pays a special visit to Sally Specs to discover how our eyes work and why taking care of our sight is so important.

From how lenses bend light to why wearing protective glasses keeps our vision sharp, learn the science behind keeping your eyes safe and healthy!

Subscribe to Science Quest to unlock forgotten dinosaurs, decode touch screens, and meet the world's most dangerous monkey! 🎙️✨

Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are gazing up at a dazzling supermoon in the night sky, uncovering a 40-year-old secret hidden in a museum drawer, and finding out why four-legged farm animals are turning into conservation heroes!
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🌕 The Glowing Buck Moon: Night sky alert! The famous Buck Moon has been lighting up the UK. Discover what makes this particular full moon so bright, why it gets its antlers-inspired name, and how to spot lunar marvels from your back garden.
</li>
<li>
🧊 The Forgotten Antarctic Dino: A fossil left sitting forgotten in a drawer for 40 years has just been identified as the first dinosaur bone ever discovered in Antarctica! Find out how this historic piece of ancient bone reshaped everything we know about frozen polar prehistory.
</li>
<li>
🐄 Cows to the Rescue: Dot Williams from Butterfly Conservation joins Dan to reveal an incredible team-up: how hungry cows are being used as secret weapons to protect one of Britain&rsquo;s rarest, most endangered butterflies!
</li>
<li>
📱 Touch Screen Tech: Kitty sends in a handy tech question: how do glass touch screens actually know where your finger is tapping? We break down the invisible electrical fields hiding right under your smartphone display.
</li>
<li>
👁️ How We See the World: Emily Charlesworth from Huddersfield University tackles Octavia's vision question: how do our eyes capture light and team up with our brains to turn it into full-color, moving pictures?
</li>
<li>
🐵 Dangerous Dan: Watch out for the Mandrill Monkey! With its brightly colored face, intense glare, and massive, razor-sharp canine teeth longer than a lion's, this giant rainforest primate is not one to mess with when it defends its troop.
</li>
<li>
🧠 Brain Box: Professor of Natural Materials Chris Holland steps into the Brain Box to explore how nature manufactures super-strong materials&mdash;from spider silk to natural polymers&mdash;and how scientists copy them!
</li>
</ul>
Looking After Eyes: The Ultimate Vision Check-Up 🕶️🔬
Keep your eyes on the prize with Professor Hallux and Nurse Nanobot! This week, the duo pays a special visit to Sally Specs to discover how our eyes work and why taking care of our sight is so important.
From how lenses bend light to why wearing protective glasses keeps our vision sharp, learn the science behind keeping your eyes safe and healthy!
Subscribe to Science Quest to unlock forgotten dinosaurs, decode touch screens, and meet the world's most dangerous monkey! 🎙️✨

The Loudest Breakfast Ever: Cooking Eggs With Pure Sound Waves 🔊🥚

Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are rewinding the clock to discover why ancient humans started kissing, looking into why UK bumblebees are struggling with rising heatwaves, and cracking open the secret intellect of super-smart insects!


💋 Ancient Hugs & Kisses: Scientists think that hugging and kissing might have started thousands of years ago as a super-clever way for ancient humans to build trust before facing a dangerous or stressful event. Discover how physical affection actually calms our brains!


🐝 Bumblebee Heatwave Warning: The UK’s bumblebee population could be facing a major decline as summers get hotter. Learn why extreme heatwaves make it tough for our fuzzy pollinators to survive and what we can do to help them keep cool.


🧠 Puzzle-Solving Bees:Alice Bridges from the University of Sheffield joins Dan to break down her amazing research. It turns out bees aren't just hard workers—they are absolute puzzle-solving geniuses that can learn complex tricks from each other!


🐜 The Population Champions: Rick asks a mind-boggling biology question: which species on Earth actually has the largest number of individuals? Get ready for a shocking count that goes way beyond humans!


🕳️ Space Monsters:Christopher Berry from Glasgow University answers Angus' big cosmic question: why do black holes exist in space? Journey into deep space to find out how giant dying stars collapse into gravity traps so strong not even light can escape.


🦎 Dangerous Dan: Meet the Megalania! Imagine a venomous Komodo dragon, but scaled up to the size of a minibus! Step back into prehistoric Australia to meet this giant extinct monitor lizard that ruled the ancient Outback.


🧠 Brain Box: Chemist Graeme Day from the University of Southampton steps into the Brain Box to reveal how scientists use computers and chemistry to predict and build brand-new materials of the future!

Kitchen Chemistry: Elemental Metal Munching! 🍳🧪

Put on your safety goggles and head into the lab... which happens to be right inside your own house!

This week, chemistry superhero K-Mistry takes us on a tasty tour of the kitchen to reveal why you might actually be eating metal for breakfast! Discover how essential minerals like iron end up hiding inside your cereal box and how your body uses tiny bits of metal to keep you running strong.

Subscribe to Science Quest to solve bee puzzles, dodge giant prehistoric lizards, and unlock the elemental secrets hiding in your pantry! 🎙️✨

Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are rewinding the clock to discover why ancient humans started kissing, looking into why UK bumblebees are struggling with rising heatwaves, and cracking open the secret intellect of super-smart insects!
<ul data-path-to-node="1">
<li>
💋 Ancient Hugs &amp; Kisses: Scientists think that hugging and kissing might have started thousands of years ago as a super-clever way for ancient humans to build trust before facing a dangerous or stressful event. Discover how physical affection actually calms our brains!
</li>
<li>
🐝 Bumblebee Heatwave Warning: The UK&rsquo;s bumblebee population could be facing a major decline as summers get hotter. Learn why extreme heatwaves make it tough for our fuzzy pollinators to survive and what we can do to help them keep cool.
</li>
<li>
🧠 Puzzle-Solving Bees: Alice Bridges from the University of Sheffield joins Dan to break down her amazing research. It turns out bees aren't just hard workers&mdash;they are absolute puzzle-solving geniuses that can learn complex tricks from each other!
</li>
<li>
🐜 The Population Champions: Rick asks a mind-boggling biology question: which species on Earth actually has the largest number of individuals? Get ready for a shocking count that goes way beyond humans!
</li>
<li>
🕳️ Space Monsters: Christopher Berry from Glasgow University answers Angus' big cosmic question: why do black holes exist in space? Journey into deep space to find out how giant dying stars collapse into gravity traps so strong not even light can escape.
</li>
<li>
🦎 Dangerous Dan: Meet the Megalania! Imagine a venomous Komodo dragon, but scaled up to the size of a minibus! Step back into prehistoric Australia to meet this giant extinct monitor lizard that ruled the ancient Outback.
</li>
<li>
🧠 Brain Box: Chemist Graeme Day from the University of Southampton steps into the Brain Box to reveal how scientists use computers and chemistry to predict and build brand-new materials of the future!
</li>
</ul>
Kitchen Chemistry: Elemental Metal Munching! 🍳🧪
Put on your safety goggles and head into the lab... which happens to be right inside your own house!
This week, chemistry superhero K-Mistry takes us on a tasty tour of the kitchen to reveal why you might actually be eating metal for breakfast! Discover how essential minerals like iron end up hiding inside your cereal box and how your body uses tiny bits of metal to keep you running strong.
Subscribe to Science Quest to solve bee puzzles, dodge giant prehistoric lizards, and unlock the elemental secrets hiding in your pantry! 🎙️✨

Ants vs Krill: The Showdown for the Biggest Animal Population on Earth 🦐🐜

Why does sound, sound quieter when further awa

Why are Orcas black and white?

Why do wobbly teeth hurt?

Do insects sleep?

Why are most people right handed?

Why do adults hear differently?

This Week’s Big Questions!

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

✋ Why are most people right-handed?
🐋⚫⚪ Why are orcas black and white?
👂 Why do adults hear differently?
🦷 Why do wobbly teeth hurt?
🔊 Why does sound get quieter the farther away it is?
🐜😴 Do insects sleep?

And jump through a worm hole to Deep Space High, your local inter-galactic school in space. The class head back to Earth’s orbit again. Principal Pulsar points out a cube shaped satellite and explains exactly how they work.

This Week&rsquo;s Big Questions!
You&rsquo;ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week&hellip;
✋ Why are most people right-handed? 🐋⚫⚪ Why are orcas black and white? 👂 Why do adults hear differently? 🦷 Why do wobbly teeth hurt? 🔊 Why does sound get quieter the farther away it is? 🐜😴 Do insects sleep?
And jump through a worm hole to Deep Space High, your local inter-galactic school in space. The class head back to Earth&rsquo;s orbit again. Principal Pulsar points out a cube shaped satellite and explains exactly how they work.

Why Do Mosquito Bites Itch?🦟

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