MIDWEEKLY: How Fast was the Meteor that Killed the Dinosaurs? ☄️🦖
This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… 🚂 Aleena wants to know: Why are steam trains so slow?☄️Dylan is wondering: How fast was the meteor that killed the dinosaurs?🛁 Alfie asks: Why do our fingers go wrinkly in the bath?🐝 Simon wants to know: Why is there no king bee?🪨 Owen is curious: What is the hardest type of rock?🌈 Cherry asks: How are rainbows made? And we travel back to the Jurassic period, which existed between 144 and 180 million years ago. It was a time when plant life began to flourish as the newly formed oceans brought rain to many parts of the world that had previously been nothing more than dry deserts.Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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BLACK HOLE MYSTERY: Exploring the Universe’s Scariest Place 🌌🕳️
Get ready for another mind-stretching journey on this week’s Science Weekly as we dive into the weirdest, wildest, and most wonderful corners of science! In Science in the News, China’s youngest astronaut has just launched into space, a teenager has built a working robot hand entirely out of Lego, and Neeltje Boogert from Exeter University explains how her team discovered the trick to keeping seagulls away from your snacks at the beach. Then it is over to your questions as Joe Williams answers Jessie’s big one: what actually happens if you go into a black hole? And one listener wants to know the softest metal on Earth. Dangerous Dan is back, and this week he is taking on one of the toughest animals on the planet: the honey badger. In Battle of the Sciences, Alex Dryden dives into AI and economics to discover how computer brains help us make money decisions and understand the world. Plus, Deep Space High returns in Galaxy Gala, where Mrs Higgs and her class are preparing a cosmic project that is missing one tiny thing… a black hole. This week, we learn about:• What happens inside a black hole• How robots could change future jobs• The trick to stopping seagulls from stealing food• The world’s softest metal• The surprisingly fierce honey badger• How AI helps explain money and decision making All that and more on this week’s Science Weekly!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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MIDWEEKLY: Do Cats Have the Same Bones as Humans?🐱🦴
This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… 🐱 Toby wants to know: Do cats have the same bones as humans?⚡ Max is wondering: How do lightning and thunder form?😴 Leo asks: Why do we rub our eyes when we’re tired?🤓 Beth wants to know: Why do glasses make funny noises?🧭 Octavia is curious: How does a compass work?🧂 Andrew asks: Why does salt kill slugs? And jump through a worm hole to Deep Space High, your local inter-galactic school in space. This time the class learn about dark matter in space!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DINO DISCOVERY: Has the T-Rex Just Been Levelled Up?! ⚡🦖
Get ready for another big and brilliant dive into the world of science on this week’s Science Weekly! We’re exploring the incredible science of the human heart, uncovering how it pumps, why it’s so powerful, and the secrets hidden in every beat. In Science in the News, one of the UK’s most critically endangered mammals might be making a comeback, Jeff Bezos’ space mission has taken a major step forward, and Abi Crane from the University of Southampton joins Dan to reveal details of a newly discovered T. rex species. Then it’s time for your questions. Mathew wants to know how allergies work, and James Clark from King’s College London explains exactly why we have a heart. Dangerous Dan returns with a tiny but terrifying creature, the blue ant, one of the most dangerous insects on Earth. And in Battle of the Sciences, TED Talk speaker Chip Colwell steps up to argue why museology, the science of museums, deserves the crown. Plus, Professor Hallux is on a mission to build a better heart, but can he improve on one of nature’s most impressive machines? This week, we learn about:– How the human heart works– Why allergies happen– A brand new species of T. rex– The mysterious and deadly blue ant– How museums help us understand history and science All that and more on this week’s Science Weekly!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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MIDWEEKLY: Why Does Your Tummy Rumble?🍕🌀
This week’s big questions!You’ve been sending in your curious questions, and this week… 🤤 Beau wants to know why your tummy rumbles.❤️ Mia is wondering how your heart pumps blood around your body.🌟 Mustafa asks: what’s the biggest Sun we know of?🚀 Lily is curious about why rockets break apart when they escape the Earth's atmosphere! Plus, join Principal Pulsar and his class, in this episode the gang find out what sort of jobs you can get in space if you love science!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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!
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