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It's time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly! 

This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we put YOUR questions to our team of experts, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about Neanderthals and why they're so important!

Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about the return of the Northern Lights to the UK with the newest sun storms, a 'Blue Fireball' lighting up the Spanish sky and Dr Emma Pomeroy Howarth from the University of Cambridge tells us all about the discovery of a 75,000 year old Neanderthals' face.

Then we delve into your questions where Dan answers Etienne's question all about antimatter and bananas and we pose Owen's question on how our brain's work to Professor Laura Boubert from the University of Westminster

Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the ambush predator in the deep depths of the ocean - The Frilled SharkThe Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to David Rothery from the Open University about why Planetary Science is the best kind of science

What do we learn about?

- Why you could see the Northern Lights in the UK again?

-  A blue fireball lighting up the Spanish sky

- How a 75,000 year old Neanderthals' face was discovered?

- How do our brains really work?

- Is Planetary Science the best type of science?

All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!
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This week's subscriber exclusive features a full-length chat with Jimmy Waldron from Dinosaurs Will Always Be Awesome telling us why Paleontology should be victorious in our Battle of the Sciences

Find out all about it in today's bonus podcast

It's time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly! 

This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we put YOUR questions to our team of experts, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about some scientists in Wales experimenting making healthier bread

Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn the dark secrets behind the Darna Squid, why residents in Kent STILL can't swim in the sea and Dr Catherine Howarth from the University of Aberystwyth tells us all about her project to help grow healthier white bread.

Then we delve into your questions where Dan answers Claire's question on why our hair turns grey and we pose Arun's question on why uranium is so dangerous to Professor Tom Scott from the University of Bristol.

Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Shoebill Stork found in the swamps of Africa.The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to David Thomas from the University of Oxford about why geomorphology is the best kind of science

What do we learn about?

- The dark secrets of the Darna Squid

- Why Kent residents can't swim in the ocean

- How Welsh scientists are making bread healthier

- What makes Uranium so dangerous?

- Is Geomorphology the best type of science?

All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!
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It's time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly! 

This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we put YOUR questions to our team of experts, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about Pig Kidney Transplants!

Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about former Paralympian John McFall and his quest to join the space race working with the European Space Agency, a double celebration for a endangered Suffolk Punch Foal horse called Jedi John and Emily Mullin from WIRED explains all about why human's are starting to have pig kidney transplants.

Then we delve into your questions where Dan answers Lily's question on why water is see through and we pose Lucas' question on what's under a turtle's shell to Zoologist Rachael Funnell

Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Gaboon Viper, one of the scariest looking snakes in the world, found in the Sahara Desert.The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Louise Gentle from Nottingham Trent University about why Conservation Biology is the best!

What do we learn about?

- One former Paralympian's journey to join the space race

- Jedi John, the Suffolk Punch Foal, and why he's so special

- The science behind humans having Pig Kidney Transplants

- What's under a turtle's shell?

- Is Conservation Biology the best type of science?

All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!
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You've been sending in your questions and this week...

Joe asks what the science is behind Earthquakes, Keo wonders what is inside our blood, Madison wants to know what's the reason behind why we sleep, Cameron is intrigued to know why Elephants have a trunk & Finian, as we're getting to summer, is pondering why we get stung by stinging nettles?

All on this Science Weekly Subscriber Exclusive Listeners Questions Special!

It's time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly! 

This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we put YOUR questions to our team of experts, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about why some hedgehogs in Gloucestershire have 'ballooned?

Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about NASA's Voyager One resuming sending updates back down to earth, why the sun's damage on Antarctica's wildlife has increased & Emily Harper from Wild Hogs Hedgehog Rescue explains why some have been found to have 'ballooned' in Gloucestershire, England.

Then we delve into your questions where Dan answers Kitty's question on how touch screens work and we pose Harry's question on what molecules are made of to Dr Catherine Walsh from the University of Leeds.

Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Giant Water bug causing chaos across the world more commonly known as the 'Toe Biter'The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Jimmy Waldron from Dinosaurs Will Always Be Awesome about why Palaeontology is the best!

What do we learn about?

- The return of NASA's Voyager One

- Why the Sun is causing damage to Antarctica's wildlife?

- What's causing Gloucestershire's hedgehogs to 'balloon'?

- What are molecules made of?

- Is Palaeontology the best type of science?

All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!
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