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 Di...
Latest episodes
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26 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 Mars on an…
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12 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 Croak?🌍 What Hap…
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27 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 nearly two ce…
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12 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?🌌 Where Does a Galaxy…
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25 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 solving c…
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12 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 do some glasses m…
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24 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 to Mars, an…
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14 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. Discover…
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29 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 what would…
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11 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?🏀 Why do ball…
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27 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 unlocking a sho…
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18 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 Ansah, an aspir…
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30 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 first episode,…
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29 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 system, and sto…
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10 min
Why Does Metal Rust?🔩🟤
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 w…
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24 min
Faster Than Humans: The Bionic Sprinting Robots Breaking World Records 🤖👟
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 h…
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16 min
How Deep Do Tree Roots Go?🌳
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…
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23 min
The Secret of Husky Eyes: Why Huskies Have Two Different Colours 🐺👁️
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 th…
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15 min
What's The Deadliest Animal in History?
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…
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29 min
Who Names the Solar System? The Secret Science of Naming Planets 🔭🌌
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 taki…