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Fun Kids Science Quest

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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

  1. World Cup Warning! Why Cheering for Your Team Might Be Dangerous ⚽🚨

    5 hrs ago • Subscribers Only

    World Cup Warning! Why Cheering for Your Team Might Be Dangerous ⚽🚨

    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! 🎙️✨

    28 min
  2. Amazing Aluminium: Recycling Aluminium ✨♻️

    2 days ago

    Amazing Aluminium: Recycling Aluminium ✨♻️

    In this episode of Fun Kids Science Quest, Dan heads into the world of aluminium recycling to discover what happens to old drink cans and foil after they’ve been thrown away. Learn how aluminium can be recycled over and over again without losing its quality, hear from recycling expert Alex Williams from Novelis Recycling, and find out how your empty can could become a brand-new one in just a matter of weeks. Plus, put your skills to the test as a “Recycling Detective” and uncover the secrets of this endlessly recyclable metal! Created with support from Alupro. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    11 min
  3. How Talking Began: Unlocking the Mystery of the First Ever Language 🔓🎙️

    6 days ago

    How Talking Began: Unlocking the Mystery of the First Ever Language 🔓🎙️

    Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are celebrating a massive victory for endangered birds, tracking extreme global weather storms, and hunting down a bizarre, microscopic species of "killer fungus"! 🪶 The Rarest Hatchlings: Blackpool Zoo is celebrating a huge conservation win! Three critically endangered blue-crowned laughingthrush chicks have just successfully hatched. Find out how keepers are saving this beautiful, rare species from disappearing forever. 🌪️ El Niño Strikes: Extreme weather is battering different parts of the planet! We break down the science of El Niño—a powerful climate pattern that heats up ocean waters and flips the world's weather upside down, causing massive floods in some countries and intense droughts in others. 🍄 The Killer Fungus: Dr. George Greiff joins Dan to share an incredible discovery: a brand-new species of "killer fungus"! But don't panic—this monster fungus is actually a hero, creating "fairy rings of death" to destroy an aggressive, invasive moss that is ruining native habitats. 👁️ The Two-Tone Eye Mystery: Lucy in Canada asks a fascinating question: why does she have one blue eye and one green eye? We explore the genetics of heterochromia (having different colored eyes) and see how melanin levels switch things up! 🗣️ The First Word: Mercedes Durham from Cardiff University tackles Romi's big historical question: what was the very first language spoken on Earth? Prepare to travel thousands of years back in time to the birth of human speech. 🌵 Dangerous Dan: Watch your step for Hydnora africana! This strange, underground African plant has no leaves, no roots, and looks like a terrifying alien monster. It stays buried until it bursts through the dirt like a fleshy, gaping mouth, releasing a smelly odor to trap dung beetles! 🧠 Brain Box: National Trust wildlife expert Aaron Brett Miller steps into the Brain Box to share what it's really like to manage and protect our wild spaces and the incredible animals that call them home. And shrink down and go on an undercover mission into the green kingdom with explorer Marina Ventura! This week, Marina is investigating the amazing, high-tech ways plants defend themselves from hungry predators. From shooting out microscopic chemical darts to calling in friendly insect armies for backup, discover how the plants in your backyard are secretly fighting back! Subscribe to Science Quest to save endangered birds, dodge extreme weather, and uncover the earth's wildest natural secrets! 🎙️✨ Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    26 min
  4. Why Doesn’t Our Nose Block What We See?

    24 June

    Why Doesn’t Our Nose Block What We See?

    This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… 💎 What is the hardest thing on Earth? 🦇🩸 Why do vampire bats drink blood? 🌀❄️ How does a fan keep you cool? 🎈🗣️ Why does helium make your voice higher? 👃👀 Why doesn’t our nose block what we see? And jump through a worm hole to Deep Space High, your local inter-galactic school in space. This time the class check out Hinode Solar B a satellite the observes the Sun from Earth’s orbit! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    12 min
  5. Parallel Worlds: Cracking the Mind-Bending Mystery of the Multiverse! 🚪✨

    20 June

    Parallel Worlds: Cracking the Mind-Bending Mystery of the Multiverse! 🚪✨

    Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are kicking off a massive celebration for Insect Week, hunting down new dinosaur relatives, and tearing open the fabric of space and time to ask if we are living in a multiverse. 🐢 The Flat-Pack Hatchling: Keepers are celebrating the arrival of a newly hatched, critically endangered baby pancake tortoise! Discover why this rare reptile’s flat, flexible shell makes it the ultimate rock-climbing escape artist. 🦖 A New Predator Rises: Paleontologists have just uncovered a brand-new, razor-clawed cousin of the fierce Velociraptor family! Find out where this ancient hunter lived and how it used its terrifying speed to track down prey. 🐜 The Insect Overlords: Fran Sconce from the Royal Entomological Society joins Dan to preview Insect Week! We are shining a spotlight on the absolutely vital, hidden jobs that bugs do every single day to keep our entire planet running. 🌋 The Magma Blast: Evan wants to know: why do volcanoes erupt? We dig deep down into the Earth’s crust to look at how trapped tectonic gases and boiling hot liquid rock build up the pressure for a massive explosion. 🌌 The Multiverse Mystery: Carlos Frenk from Durham University tackles Jude's mind-bending question: is there another universe out there? Get ready to explore the wild physics behind parallel worlds! 🦅 Dangerous Dan: Watch out for the Seriema Bird! Don't let its long legs fool you—this modern-day dinosaur is a vicious snake-hunter that kills its prey by picking it up and ruthlessly smashing it against rocks. 🧠 Brain Box: Professor Susannah Maidment, Merit Researcher in Fossil Reptiles at the Natural History Museum, steps into the Brain Box to show us exactly what the prehistoric world looked like when dinosaurs ruled the Earth! And jump straight through a wormhole to Deep Space High—your local inter-galactic school in space! Join Principal Pulsar and his class as they discover how exploring the cosmos actually changes your everyday life on Earth. From the scratch-resistant lenses in your glasses to the cameras in your smartphone, find out about all the awesome, everyday gadgets that wouldn’t even exist if it wasn’t for rocket scientists and space travel! Subscribe to Science Quest to hunt down new raptors, survive erupting volcanoes, and master the mind-bending secrets of the multiverse! 🎙️✨ Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    27 min
  6. How Long Can Humans Survive in Space Without a Spacesuit? 👨‍🚀🌌

    17 June

    How Long Can Humans Survive in Space Without a Spacesuit? 👨‍🚀🌌

    This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… ☁️ Why do clouds move so slowly? ☀️ What is the Sun made of? 🩹 Why do we heal differently? 👨‍🚀🌌 How long could humans survive in space without a spacesuit? 📷 How do cameras work? 🐦🌳 How do woodpeckers make holes in trees? And jump through a worm hole to Deep Space High, your local inter-galactic school in space. The class are heading down to the space lab to check out an exciting satellite that will be exploring the Sun! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    13 min
  7. The Slime Factory: How Snails Engineer the Ultimate Sticky Goo! 🐌🧪

    13 June

    The Slime Factory: How Snails Engineer the Ultimate Sticky Goo! 🐌🧪

    Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are counting down to an epic return to the Moon, heading inside a high-stakes space station emergency, and diving straight into the slimiest, creepiest, most brilliant secrets of the animal kingdom. 🌕 The Next Moon Crew: NASA has officially unveiled the four-man astronaut crew for the historic Artemis III mission! Find out who is leading the flight and how they are preparing to test out the next generation of lunar landers. 🛠️ Space Station SOS: Matt Cook from the UK Space Agency joins us to break down the dramatic, high-stakes emergency repairs happening aboard the International Space Station this week. Find out how astronauts fix massive technical glitches while floating in zero gravity! 🪶 Birdwatch Blockbuster: A tiny seaside town has been completely taken over by hundreds of "twitchers" (birdwatchers) who have rushed from all over the UK to spot an incredibly rare, out-of-bounds heron! 🦭 Deep-Sea Armor: Luke asks a mind-boggling question: how can deep-sea creatures live at the very bottom of the ocean without getting instantly crushed by the immense weight of the water? 🐌 The Slime Factory: Chris Holland from Sheffield University answers Joshua’s question: how exactly do snails manufacture their thick, sticky slime? Get ready for a gross but fascinating dive into molecular engineering! 🪰 Dangerous Dan: Keep your eyes peeled for the horrific New World Screwworm Fly. This tiny parasite might look ordinary, but its larvae are aggressive meat-eaters that can cause catastrophic damage to animals from the inside out. 🧠 Brain Box: Professor of Behavioral Ecology Seirian Sumner steps into the Brain Box to decode the mind-blowing, brilliant social networks of the insect world. And shrink down to the size of a pebble and dive straight into the microscopic world of insect behavior with explorer Marina Ventura! This week, Marina is looking at the incredible, highly organized world of ants. Discover how thousands of tiny insects work together like one giant, single super-brain to build massive underground fortresses, defeat predators, and share food without a single argument! Follow Science Quest for your weekly dose of space mysteries, engineering feats, and nature’s cutest stars! 🎙️✨ Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    28 min
  8. The Airport Job That Helps Premier League Footballers Get to Their Matches✈️⚽

    10 June

    The Airport Job That Helps Premier League Footballers Get to Their Matches✈️⚽

    Welcome to Fun Kids Science Quest – Reach for the Sky Special! Today, we're joined by Abdullah Bin Sajid Butt, a Customer Operations Coordinator at Jet2. Abdullah has built a career in the aviation industry, working in customer service roles for both a ground handling company and an airline. He's also served as a Safety Ambassador, helping to promote safe and efficient operations. Passionate about learning and helping others develop new skills, Abdullah is currently studying towards a teaching qualification. He'll be sharing what it's like to work behind the scenes at an airport and how different teams work together to keep passengers moving safely and smoothly. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    17 min
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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

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  • Channel
    Fun Kids
  • Creator
    Fun Kids
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    606
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Fun Kids
  • Show Website
    Fun Kids Science Quest
  • Provider
    Childrens Radio UK

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