180 episodes

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!

The Fun Kids Science Weekly 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 this show – and 30 others! – ad-free and support the work Fun Kids does in bringing you high-quality, entertaining, and safe content for your family. Find out more at FunKidsLive.com/plus

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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!

The Fun Kids Science Weekly 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 this show – and 30 others! – ad-free and support the work Fun Kids does in bringing you high-quality, entertaining, and safe content for your family. Find out more at FunKidsLive.com/plus

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    VIKINGS UNCOVERED: Exploring their British roots🪓

    VIKINGS UNCOVERED: Exploring their British roots🪓

    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 an Viking artefacts discovered in Ipswich, England.

    Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn the solar eclipse which left many North Americans in darkness, an extremely rare animal spotted in the Australian Outback and Archaeologist Ian Riddler joins us to talk all about the Viking combs, yes COMBS, discovered in Ipswich, Suffolk.

    Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains how cameras work and we pose Cassidy's question on why we blow our nose to Laurie Dove from How Stuff Works

    Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Iriomote Cat from the small Japanese Island why it's so rare and dangerous.The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Dr Sara Goodacre from University of Nottingham all about Arachnology! Then we pay a visit to Bene and Mal as they let us know why humans get colds?

    What do we learn about?

    - The North American Solar Eclipse

    - An extremely rare mole discovered in Australia

    - What Vikings were doing in Ipswich, England?

    - Why we blow our nose?

    - Why the study of spiders is the best type of science?

    All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!
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    • 32 min
    SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: The Truth behind Rollercoasters🎢

    SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: The Truth behind Rollercoasters🎢

    You've been sending in your questions and this week.

    Find out why rollercoasters are so fast at the start, why do our teeth chatter when we're cold, was the city of Atlantis real, why does snot come out when we cry & how do plants grow underwater?All on this Science Weekly Subscriber Exclusive Questions Special!

    THE ENERGY REVOLUTION: The Science Museum's Latest Adventure⚡

    THE ENERGY REVOLUTION: The Science Museum's Latest Adventure⚡

    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, find out about one of the world's rarest animals & learn all about how proto stars evolve!

    Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about why sewage spilling into UK rivers is at an all time high, SpaceX making big progress after their third test flight and Curator Oliver Carpenter from the Science Museum joins us to talk all about their brand new gallery 'Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy Gallery'

    Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains why yawns are contagious and we pose Dani's question on how proto stars turn into stars to Dhara Patel from the National Space Centre

    Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about 'The Asian Unicorn' also known as a SaolaWe pay a visit to expert on all things space Professor Pulsar and he’s here to tell us what causes a shooting star and why they twinkle!

    What do we learn about?

    - Why sewage is spilling into our rivers more than ever before

    - SpaceX's latest test flight

    - The Science Museum's newest gallery

    - What is a Proto Star?

    All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!
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    • 26 min
    BRITAIN'S POMPEII: The truth behind Must Farm🚜🏛️

    BRITAIN'S POMPEII: The truth behind Must Farm🚜🏛️

    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 an Iranian glass bead from 3,000 years ago discovered at 'Britain's Pompeii' - Must Farm!

    Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about a place in the USA about to experience its second solar eclipse in seven years, a 270 million year old fossil named Kermit The Frog and Chris Wakefield from Cambridge Archaeology joins us to talk all The glass used to create beads that was discovered at a prehistoric settlement dubbed "Britain's Pompeii" was probably made in Iran!

    Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains why we're yet to visit another planet and we pose Aidan's question on how smart speakers work to Pip Knight from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Sand Flea also known as Tunga PenetransThe Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Dr Genoveva Esteban from University of Bournemouth all about why Microbes are the best! Then we pay a visit to Bene and Mal as they let us know the different ways microbes can get into the human body.

    What do we learn about?

    - How the USA could be about to experience its second solar eclipse in seven years?

    - a 270 million year old fossil named Kermit The Frog

    - How an Iranian bead has been discovered at 'Britain's Pompeii'

    - How smart speakers really work?

    - Why Microbes is the best type of science?

    All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!
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    • 28 min
    BRITAIN'S BIGGEST TREES: Exploring the mysteries of Giant Redwoods🌳

    BRITAIN'S BIGGEST TREES: Exploring the mysteries of Giant Redwoods🌳

    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, find out about one of the world's deadliest plants & learn all about why a Californian tree of gigantic proportions is flourishing in England's forests.

    Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about why climate change is causing your Easter eggs to cost more money, a new species of Beetle discovered in Australia and Mathias Disney from the University College London Geography joins us to talk all about Giant Redwoods flourishing in the UK climate.

    Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains how whirlpools are made and we pose Clara's question on how the sun burns despite there being no oxygen in space to Science Writer Tom Jackson

    Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about 'The Picture Plant'.We pay a visit to Marina Ventura as she gets up close with water and we learn about why ocean's are so important to us.

    What do we learn about?

    - The effect climate change is having on your easter eggs?

    - Australia's new species of Beetle

    - California's Giant Redwoods flourishing in the UK

    - How does the sun burn with no oxygen in space?

    All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!
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    • 23 min
    SHINING SECRETS: Exploring the life of White Dwarf Stars

    SHINING SECRETS: Exploring the life of White Dwarf Stars

    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 a fossilised forest that pre-dates the dinosaurs found in Somerset, England.

    Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about a Sycamore Tree where we thought all hope was lost has new reasons to believe it can grow again, Space X successfully landing at the International Space Centre and Professor Neil Davies from the University of Cambridge joins us to talk all about a ancient fossilised forest discovered in Minehead, Somerset

    Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains why it's always raining in the UK and we pose Arun's question on what happens to white dwarf stars when they die to Ed Turner from the National Space Centre

    Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about Cosmic Rays and why they're so scary.The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Professor Seirian Sumner from University College London all about why Wasps are the best! Then we pay a visit to Marina Ventura as she gets up close with biology and today she’s checking out how plants make seeds and why it all starts with pollen

    What do we learn about?

    - How a Sycamore Tree has been given a last hope?

    - Space X landing at the International Space Centre

    - A fossilised forest discovered in Somerset, England

    - What happens to White Dwarf Stars when they die:?

    - Why Entomology and specifically wasps is the best type of science?

    All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!
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    • 28 min

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