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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 answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about an immersive show promoting the Isle of Man's vast wildlife
Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about a dinosaur skeleton going in an auction for £34 million, scientists discovering a cave on the moon and MIchelle Jamieson & Chloe Shimmin from the Let's Get Wild tell us all about what they're latest immersive production is doing to promote wildlife on the Isle of Man.
Then we delve into your questions where Dan answers Amelia's question on how wood is turned into paper & Ed Turner from the National Space Centre answers Ansho's question on how scientists weigh planets?
Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the deadline parasite Dracunculus medinensis better known as the Guinea WormThe Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Gillian Forrester from the University of Sussex about why Cognitive Science is the best kind of science?
What do we learn about?
- The most expensive dinosaur skeleton of all time
- A cave being discovered on the moon
- An immersive show showcasing Isle of Man's vast wildlife
- How scientists weigh planets?
- Is Cognitive Science 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 answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about octopuses changing colour in Anglesey in Wales.
Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about a faraway planet called HD198733B that stinks of rotten eggs, why some eagles have skipped breeding season to look after their 2 year old chick and Ciara Taylor from the Marine Conservation Society tells us about an octopus spotted changing colour in Wales.
Then we delve into your questions where Dan answers Alana's question on why we don't get dizzy by the world spinning & Chris Lewis from the University of Copenhagen answers Lewis' question on why animals hibernate?
Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the fearsome AllosaurusThe Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Grace Carroll about why Animal Welfare Science is the best kind of science?
What do we learn about?
- A planet that stinks of rotten eggs
- Why some eagles are skipping breeding season?
- Octopuses changing colour in Anglesey, Wales
- Why animals hibernate?
- Is Animal Welfare Science 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 answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about why AI has been enlisted to find the world's loneliest tree a partner.
Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about a study in Kenya that has discovered that elephants have nicknames for each other, how the smallest known ape in the world's fossil - the Buronious Manfredschmidi - has been found in Germany and Laura Cinti from the University of Southampton tells us about the world's loneliest plant and why AI has been asked to help find it a partner?
Then we delve into your questions where Dan answers Astrid's question on what animal is the best hunter?
Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Brown Recluse Spider from North America and why it's venom is so feared?The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Nigel Clarke from the University of Sheffield about why Materials Physics is the best kind of science?
What do we learn about?
- Elephants having nicknames
- The world's smallest known ape's fossil being discovered
- Why the world's loneliest plant needs a partner?
- What animal is the best hunter?
- Is Materials Physics the best type of science?
All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!
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Oisin asks why mushrooms come out in autumn, Molly wonders what is the largest star we know of, Callum wants to know what is the longest snake in the workd, Bethan is intrigued why not comes out of your nose when you cry & Martha is asking what is the hottest chilli pepper in the world?

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 the discovery of the earliest and most distant galaxy.
Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about a rare bridled tern and a golden puffin discovered just off the North East coast of the UK, how firefighters are dealing with wildfires in the world's biggest tropical wetlands in Brazil - The Pantanel and Kevin Hainline from the University of Arizona tells us about the earliest and most distant galaxy discovered by the James Webb Telescope called JADES-GS-z14-0.
Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains how viruses are cured and we pose Tiffany's question on how the northern lights are formed to Astronomer Tom Kerss.
Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Goliath Tiger Fish and why it's so feared in African waters.The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Charlotte Dodson from the University of Bath about why Structural Biology is the best kind of science?
What do we learn about?
- Two rare fish discovered off the coast of the UK
- Brazil's Tropical Wildfires
- The most distant and earliest galaxy discovered by the James Webb Telescope
- How the Northern Lights are formed?
- Is Structural Biology the best type of science?
All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!
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