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Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are tracking down an ancient prehistoric mystery, figuring out how exploding volcanoes could actually save our planet, and discovering why cheering on your favorite team at the World Cup might be a hazard to your health!


🗿 Stonehenge Prototype: Archaeologists have just uncovered a 5,000-year-old structure just three miles from Stonehenge! Find out how two massive wooden poles created an ancient, hidden solar calendar 500 years before the famous stone circle was even built. 


🌋 Volcanic Climate Coolers: Scientists are studying massive volcanic eruptions to figure out a wild new way to tackle climate change! Learn how the smoke and ash pumped high into the atmosphere can act like a giant umbrella, blocking out sunlight and cooling down the Earth.


⚽ World Cup Heart-Stoppers:Professor Damian Bailey joins Dan to share some shocking news for football fans. It turns out that tracking your team at the World Cup causes so much stress, intense breathing, and adrenaline that it might actually be doing your body more harm than good! 


🦈 The Ocean's Deadliest Predator: Lucy asks a classic deep-blue question: what is the most dangerous animal in the entire ocean? (Hint: It’s probably much smaller and stranger than a Great White Shark!)


🪱 The First Animal on Earth:Max Telford from UCL travels back millions of years to answer Frank's question: what was the very first animal to ever evolve on Earth? Prepare to meet our oldest, squishiest ancestor!


🪸 Dangerous Dan: Watch out for Actinium! Otherwise known as the sea anemone, this beautiful creature looks like a colorful underwater flower, but its tentacles are packed with microscopic, venomous harpoons ready to paralyze passing fish.


🧠 Brain Box: Elite volcanologist John Smellie from the University of Leicester steps into the Brain Box to take us on a wild ride through the explosive science of volcanoes that erupt completely buried under massive sheets of ice!

Geology Rocks: Inside the Earthquakes and Volcanoes 🌋

Grab your safety gear and travel deep down to the Earth's core with our guide, Finley! This week, we are investigating tectonic plates—and no, we don't mean the ones you eat your dinner off of! Discover how these giant, jigsaw pieces of shifting rock smash together to trigger violent earthquakes, and find out what happens when boiling hot magma forces its way to the surface in a terrifying volcanic explosion.

Subscribe to Science Quest to unlock ancient stone secrets, survive volcanic blasts, and explore the wild science of our planet! 🎙️✨

Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are tracking down an ancient prehistoric mystery, figuring out how exploding volcanoes could actually save our planet, and discovering why cheering on your favorite team at the World Cup might be a hazard to your health!
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🗿 Stonehenge Prototype: Archaeologists have just uncovered a 5,000-year-old structure just three miles from Stonehenge! Find out how two massive wooden poles created an ancient, hidden solar calendar 500 years before the famous stone circle was even built. 
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🌋 Volcanic Climate Coolers: Scientists are studying massive volcanic eruptions to figure out a wild new way to tackle climate change! Learn how the smoke and ash pumped high into the atmosphere can act like a giant umbrella, blocking out sunlight and cooling down the Earth.
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⚽ World Cup Heart-Stoppers: Professor Damian Bailey joins Dan to share some shocking news for football fans. It turns out that tracking your team at the World Cup causes so much stress, intense breathing, and adrenaline that it might actually be doing your body more harm than good! 
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🦈 The Ocean's Deadliest Predator: Lucy asks a classic deep-blue question: what is the most dangerous animal in the entire ocean? (Hint: It&rsquo;s probably much smaller and stranger than a Great White Shark!)
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🪱 The First Animal on Earth: Max Telford from UCL travels back millions of years to answer Frank's question: what was the very first animal to ever evolve on Earth? Prepare to meet our oldest, squishiest ancestor!
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🪸 Dangerous Dan: Watch out for Actinium! Otherwise known as the sea anemone, this beautiful creature looks like a colorful underwater flower, but its tentacles are packed with microscopic, venomous harpoons ready to paralyze passing fish.
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🧠 Brain Box: Elite volcanologist John Smellie from the University of Leicester steps into the Brain Box to take us on a wild ride through the explosive science of volcanoes that erupt completely buried under massive sheets of ice!
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Geology Rocks: Inside the Earthquakes and Volcanoes 🌋
Grab your safety gear and travel deep down to the Earth's core with our guide, Finley! This week, we are investigating tectonic plates&mdash;and no, we don't mean the ones you eat your dinner off of! Discover how these giant, jigsaw pieces of shifting rock smash together to trigger violent earthquakes, and find out what happens when boiling hot magma forces its way to the surface in a terrifying volcanic explosion.
Subscribe to Science Quest to unlock ancient stone secrets, survive volcanic blasts, and explore the wild science of our planet! 🎙️✨

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>