Fun Kids Science Quest

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1. 22 Tentacles on Its Face: Secrets of the Star-Nosed Mole 🕳️👾

   24 Oct 2026 · 26 min · Episode 577

   Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are looking into big UK energy updates, watching Halley's comet debris light up the night sky, and blasting off to the moons of Mars on an epic robotic mission! • ⛽ The…

2. What If the Sun Disappeared?

   21 Oct 2026 · 12 min · Episode 576

   This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… 👃 Why Does Pinching Your Nose Change Your Voice? 🐸 Why Do Frogs Croak? 🌍 What Happens If You Dig to Earth’s Center?…

3. 194 Years Old: The DNA Powers of Jonathan the Giant Tortoise 🐢🧬

   17 Oct 2026 · 27 min · Episode 575

   Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are honoring a hero working dog in Scotland, diving down to the world’s oldest shipwreck, and unlocking the secret to living nearly two centuries with a 194-year-old giant…

4. Where Does a Galaxy End and Another Begin? 🌌🌠

   14 Oct 2026 · 12 min · Episode 574

   This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… 💪 How and why do cramps happen? 🌳📄 How do trees make paper? 🌌 Where Does a Galaxy End and Another Begin? 🦇🩸 Why do…

5. The Gravity Trap: Why No Planet Can Ever Be Square ⏹️🪐

   10 Oct 2026 · 25 min · Episode 573

   Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are celebrating a massive champion crowned in Fat Bear Week, investigating a mystery in Antarctica, and unlocking the secrets of solving crimes with science! • 🐻 Fat Bear…

6. How Do Diamonds Form?

   7 Oct 2026 · 12 min · Episode 572

   This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… 🎨 How is paint made? 😴 Why do we rub our eyes when tired? 🥂 Why do some glasses make a funny noise? 🧭 How does a…

7. Jungle Doctors: How Wild Elephants Use Plants as Herbal Medicine 🐘🌿

   3 Oct 2026 · 24 min · Episode 571

   Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are tracking SpaceX's giant Starship as it splashes down into the Pacific, uncovering ancient Scottish rocks that hold secrets to Mars, and learning how wild elephants act as…

8. Amazing Aluminium: From Sport to Space✨♻️

   30 Sep 2026 · 14 min · Episode 570

   In this episode of Fun Kids Science Quest, Dan explores the surprising uses of aluminium, from sports equipment and spacecraft to electric cars and futuristic technology. Discover why it’s strong, lightweight and…

9. Yellowstone Supervolcano Alert: What Happens If It Erupts? 🌋💥

   26 Sep 2026 · 29 min · Episode 569

   Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are gazing at award-winning cosmic photography, following an autonomous robot sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, and uncovering what would happen if North America's…

10. How Do Sunflowers Follow the Sun?

    23 Sep 2026 · 11 min · Episode 668

    This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… 🪐 How did Saturn get its rings? 🌻 How do sunflowers follow the Sun? 🏀 Why do balls bounce? 🦈 Why do sharks have so…

11. The Chihuahua Discovery: How Tiny Lap Dogs Carry Wild Coyote DNA 🐕🐺

    19 Sep 2026 · 27 min · Episode 667

    Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are following a pack of wild dogs on a record-shattering trek, rescuing a lost ocean seabird in the middle of England, and unlocking a shocking secret hiding inside the tiny…

12. Aviation Experts Answer YOUR Questions! ✈️⭐

    16 Sep 2026 · 18 min · Episode 666

    Welcome to Fun Kids Science Quest – Reach for the Sky Special! Today, we're joined by Samantha Higgins, a Student Outreach Manager at British Airways, and Sigourney Ansah, an aspiring commercial pilot and Aviation…

13. Brand New Podcast: Fun Kids Dino Quest 🦖

    14 Sep 2026 · 30 min · Bonus

    🦖 Brand new from Fun Kids: Dino Quest, the podcast that builds a dinosaur from scratch, one real piece of science at a time! Science Quest’s Dan introduces the very first episode, right here in full. Lauren and…

14. Gorilla Sound Cannons: Why Silverbacks Thump Their Chests 🦍🥁

    12 Sep 2026 · 29 min · Episode 665

    Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are tracking a tiny moth's epic journey across the North Sea, soaring through space toward the hottest planet in our solar system, and stomping back in time to the age of the…

15. Why Does Metal Rust?🔩🟤

    9 Sep 2026 · 10 min · Episode 664

    This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… 📡 How does a microwave work? 🎈 Why does helium make your voice higher? 🤕 Why do we get headaches? 🩸 Why does our…

16. Faster Than Humans: The Bionic Sprinting Robots Breaking World Records 🤖👟

    5 Sep 2026 · 24 min · Episode 663

    Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are tracking secret nesting sites of the UK’s rarest bird, following a rescued turtle's journey across the Atlantic, and finding out why humanoid robots are now sprinting…

17. How Deep Do Tree Roots Go?🌳

    2 Sep 2026 · 16 min · Episode 562

    This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… 🌳 How deep do tree roots go? 🦷 How do braces work? 😮‍💨 Why do we wheeze? 🥶 Why do we shiver? 🏊‍♂️ Why do we…

18. The Secret of Husky Eyes: Why Huskies Have Two Different Colours 🐺👁️

    29 Aug 2026 · 23 min · Episode 661

    Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are tracking a historic feline swim across a Scottish loch, uncovering prehistoric survivors hiding in Welsh forests, and stepping into the mind-bending world of thinking…

19. What's The Deadliest Animal in History?

    26 Aug 2026 · 15 min · Episode 560

    This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… 🌙 Why is the Moon white? 🐦 Why don’t all birds fly? 👵🏻 Why do elderly people have white hair? 🦖 What was the…

20. Who Names the Solar System? The Secret Science of Naming Planets 🔭🌌

    22 Aug 2026 · 29 min · Episode 559

    Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are riding out a giant Category 1 hurricane in Hawaii, hunting for a brand-new glowing species of sea slug off the English coast, and taking a giant leap into deep space with a…

21. How Are Rockets Safe? 🚀

    19 Aug 2026 · 12 min · Episode 558

    This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… • 🚀 How are rockets safe? • 🦴 Do humans have the same sized skeleton? • 🧼 How does soap clean hands? • ⚛️ How do we…

22. 40,000 Calories a Day: Inside the Massive Pre-Hibernation Grizzly Bear Bulk 🐻💤

    15 Aug 2026 · 29 min · Episode 557

    Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are following a rare turtle's epic transatlantic flight back home, checking out a record-smashing hydrogen supercar, and solving a ancient mystery about how a six-tonne boulder…

23. Why Do Men Go Bald?👨🦲💨

    12 Aug 2026 · 11 min · Episode 556

    This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… 🐍 Why do some snake bites harm humans? 👨‍🦲 Why do men go bald? 🦖 Why are some dinosaurs meat eaters? 🌙 Why does…

24. Grinding Plates and Shockwaves: How Earthquakes Shatter the Earth's Crust💥🪨

    8 Aug 2026 · 27 min · Episode 555

    Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are gearing up for a celestial spectale over the UK, witnessing the raw power of an erupting super-volcano, and diving deep underwater to see how ocean creatures cope when the…

25. How Does Nuclear Power Work? ☢️⚡

    5 Aug 2026 · 15 min · Episode 554

    This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… 🪽🐦 How do wings and feathers help birds fly? ☢️⚡ How does nuclear power work? 💦😅 How does sweat cool your body…

26. The Loudest Breakfast Ever: Cooking Eggs With Pure Sound Waves 🔊🥚

    31 Jul 2026 · 25 min · Episode 553

    Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are gazing up at a dazzling supermoon in the night sky, uncovering a 40-year-old secret hidden in a museum drawer, and finding out why four-legged farm animals are turning into…

27. Why Do Mosquito Bites Itch?🦟

    29 Jul 2026 · 9:41 · Episode 552

    This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… 🦘 Why are baby kangaroos born with a pouch? 🌍 Why does Earth spin on an axis? 🐻💤 Why do mammals hibernate? 🦟 Why do…

28. Ants vs Krill: The Showdown for the Biggest Animal Population on Earth 🦐🐜

    25 Jul 2026 · 24 min · Episode 551

    Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are rewinding the clock to discover why ancient humans started kissing, looking into why UK bumblebees are struggling with rising heatwaves, and cracking open the secret…

29. Why Are Orcas Black and White?⚫⚪

    22 Jul 2026 · 13 min · Episode 550

    This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… ✋ Why are most people right-handed? 🐋⚫⚪ Why are orcas black and white? 👂 Why do adults hear differently? 🦷 Why do…

30. Supervolcanoes or Space Rocks? The Most Dangerous Thing on Earth Revealed! ☄️💥

    18 Jul 2026 · 27 min · Episode 549

    Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are heading into the deep jungle to meet a newly discovered species of monkey, counting up the millions spent on the world's most expensive dinosaur fossil, and tracking the…

31. How Fast Would You Have to Run to Run on Water? 🏃💦

    15 Jul 2026 · 14 min · Episode 548

    This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… ☁️ Why are clouds white? 🧠⚡ How fast does the brain send signals? 🤕 Why do we get headaches? 🏃💦 How fast would you…

32. Defying Gravity: The Lizard That Can Literally Run on Water! 🦎💧

    11 Jul 2026 · 24 min · Episode 547

    Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are tracking down an out-of-control garbage fire, flying a high-stakes outer space mission to rescue a tumbling telescope, and looking at how deep-sea heroes are fighting to…

33. Why Is Mars Red?

    8 Jul 2026 · 15 min · Episode 546

    This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… 🐱 Why are some cats hypoallergenic? 🦟 What's an itch? 🔴🪐 Why is Mars red? ⚡ Who discovered electricity? 🕯️ How do…

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

    4 Jul 2026 · 28 min · Episode 545

    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…

35. Amazing Aluminium: Recycling Aluminium ✨♻️

    1 Jul 2026 · 11 min · Episode 544

    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…

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

    27 Jun 2026 · 26 min · Episode 543

    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…

37. Why Doesn’t Our Nose Block What We See?

    24 Jun 2026 · 12 min · Episode 542

    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…

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

    20 Jun 2026 · 27 min · Episode 541

    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…

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

    17 Jun 2026 · 13 min · Episode 540

    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…

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

    13 Jun 2026 · 28 min · Episode 539

    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…

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

    10 Jun 2026 · 17 min · Episode 538

    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…

42. Beyond the Last Star: Journey to the Edge of the Universe 🌌🚀

    6 Jun 2026 · 26 min · Episode 537

    Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are counting down to World Ocean’s Day by tracking deep-sea defenders, investigating a spectacular rocket explosion, and going beyond the edge of the cosmos to find out what…

43. Why Doesn't the Sun Fall Down? ☀️🌌

    3 Jun 2026 · 14 min · Episode 536

    This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… 🤧 Why does snot appear when your nose dries out? 👂 Why do your ears pop on planes? 🔥 Why is fire orange? 😴 Why…

44. Stephen Hawking’s Protégé: Inside the Mind of a Theoretical Physicist 🧠🛰️

    30 May 2026 · 29 min · Episode 535

    Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are looking at the future of space exploration, uncovering what animals get up to after dark, and answering the absolute weirdest questions about how our bodies actually work.…

45. How Do Boats Float on Water? 🚢🌊

    27 May 2026 · 15 min · Episode 534

    This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… ⛵ How do boats float on water? 🤒 Why do we get sore throats? ♨️ Why do liquids boil at different temperatures? 👀…

46. Attack of the 88-Foot Dinosaur: Meeting the New Giant, Nagatitan! 🦕💥

    22 May 2026 · 26 min · Episode 533

    Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are unlocking the ultimate time-traveling, planet-protecting secrets of our world. We’re going from microscopic rain forest heroes to the largest prehistoric titans to ever…

47. Amazing Aluminium: Making Aluminium Products ✨♻️

    20 May 2026 · 16 min · Episode 532

    In this episode of Fun Kids Science Quest, Dan discovers how aluminium products like drink cans and foil are made, from giant factory rollers to roaring furnaces. Find out why this lightweight metal is so useful, how…

48. Why Bridges Don’t Break: The Physics of Super-Structures 🌉💪

    16 May 2026 · 26 min · Episode 531

    Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we’re going from viral owlets to the edge of our solar system, with a few stops in between to figure out why your body makes weird noises and how to build a bridge that won't fall…

49. What's The Most Dangerous Animal in the Ocean?🦈🌊

    13 May 2026 · 12 min · Episode 530

    This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… 🪸 How do corals grow underwater? 🦴 Why do bones weaken with age? 🌊 What’s the most dangerous animal in the ocean? 🌠…

50. Lunar Cities: NASA Plans to Build a Base on the Moon 🏗️👨🚀

    9 May 2026 · 24 min · Episode 529

    Welcome to Science Quest! 🧪 This week, we’re traveling from the depths of prehistoric oceans to the future of the Moon. We’re investigating ancient sea monsters, saving squirrels, and answering the weirdest body…