Mysteries of Science

Nov 08 2024 82 ep. 21 mins 193
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The team behind The Week Junior's Science+Nature magazine investigate unexplained phenomenon with the help of expert guests.

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How to sail like Moana

Nov 08 2024 20 mins  
To celebrate the release of Moana 2, coming soon to cinemas, Dan and Stevie go on a journey to Polynesia to find out how thousands of islands thousands of miles apart were settled without the use of typical instruments using a technique known as wayfinding... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Animal consciousness

Oct 11 2024 22 mins  
Stevie and Michael sit down and chat with some top experts to find out how animals experience the world. From dolphins to octopuses to pets and more, we ask the question: are animals smarter than us?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oumuamua

Sep 19 2024 19 mins  
Hosts Dan and Michael delve into the enigma of Oumuamua, a mysterious object that passed through our solar system in 2017. Initially thought to be a comet or asteroid, Oumuamua's unusual characteristics led to speculation about its origins, including the possibility of it being an alien spacecraft...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your Mysteries: Moonbows, werewolves, and dinosaur extinction

Sep 05 2024 18 mins  
Michael and Stevie get answers to your burning questions in another episode of Mysteries of Science including a phenomena all about rainbows at night as well as what caused the extinction of the dinos.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Magic potions

Aug 22 2024 12 mins  
Inspired by the Harry Potter series, hosts Stevie and Michael explore magic potions! They uncover the real-life inspiration behind Professor Snape, revealing that a real potions master named Henry Lloyd Snape existed in the late 19th century... We also meet illustrator Johnny Duddle and ask you for your own ideas for magical potions!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati

Future of food: Would you eat insects?

Aug 12 2024 16 mins  
Are insects in our diets the new sustainable food source? We're sharing parts of our talk from Cheltenham Science Festival plus chatting to exports like dairy farmer, Rich.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your Mysteries

Jul 19 2024 20 mins  
Dan and Stevie break down some of the biggest mysteries around – as asked by you! Professor Brian Cox and a host of other special guests answer your questions on everything from the temperature of space to jellyfish stings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Altruism

Jul 05 2024 16 mins  
Dan and Michael explore the concept of altruism. From vampire bats who share food to prevent each other from starving, to giving money to charity: why are people kind?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thylacines

Jun 20 2024 20 mins  
Dan and Michael are going down under to hunt for a thylacine. Also known as the tasmanian tiger or tasmanian wolf, could this supposedly extinct creature actually be secretly lurking in the nation's forests? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Return to Area 51

Jun 06 2024 18 mins  
Michael and Dan are back after a mid-season break to take on perhaps one of the strangest mysteries we’ve ever encountered… What’s being hidden in a top secret US military base, thousands of miles from anywhere, in the middle of a desert? Could it be aliens? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.