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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

Latest episodes

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A $47 Million Dinosaur: Megan Jacobs Digs Into a Record-Breaking Fossil Sale 🦕💰

Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we’re buzzing around Peterborough’s brand-new bee-friendly bus stops, counting down to humanity’s next trip to the Moon, and findi

Nov 14
26 min

What's The Most Dangerous Snake In The World? 🐍

This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… 💻 What is technology? 👁️ How do our eyes let us see? 🐍 What i

Nov 11
11 min

The Physics of Time: Jim Al-Khalili Reveals Royal Institution Christmas Lecture Secrets ⏳💥

Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are gazing up at the fiery glow of the giant Hunter's Moon, rewinding cosmic history to the dawn of everything, and unraveling t

Nov 6
28 min

Can We Send Space Storms To Different Galaxies?🌌

This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… 🌌 Can we send space storms to different galaxies? 🚗 Why do car

Nov 4
10 min

The 150-Foot Moon Hole: Inside NASA's Discovery on the Lunar Surface 🌕🕳️

Welcome to Science Quest! 🚀 This week, we are peering down into a mysterious 150-foot crater hole on the Moon, meeting the first dinosaur known to feast purely on prehist

Oct 31
29 min

Why Is Space Cold? 🥶

This Week’s Big Questions! You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week… 🐱 Why Can Animal Saliva Trigger Allergies? 🌍 Why Don’t We Get Diz

Oct 28
11 min

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

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

Oct 24
25 min

What If the Sun Disappeared?

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 C

Oct 21
11 min

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

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 nea

Oct 17
27 min

Where Does a Galaxy End and Another Begin? 🌌🌠

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? 🌌 Whe

Oct 14
11 min

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

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

Oct 10
24 min

How Do Diamonds Form?

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 d

Oct 7
12 min

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

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 t

Oct 3
24 min

Amazing Aluminium: From Sport to Space✨♻️

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.

Sep 30
14 min

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

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

Sep 26
28 min

How Do Sunflowers Follow the Sun?

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

Sep 23
10 min

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

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 unloc

Sep 19
27 min

Aviation Experts Answer YOUR Questions! ✈️⭐

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 Ans

Sep 16
17 min

Brand New Podcast: Fun Kids Dino Quest 🦖

🦖 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 fir

Sep 14
30 min

Gorilla Sound Cannons: Why Silverbacks Thump Their Chests 🦍🥁

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 syste

Sep 12
28 min

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