Dan discovers how footballs are made, that Dwarf Mongooses have learnt new tricks when it comes to rewarding their friends and takes part in astronaut training. Plus, who has the edge when it comes to eyesight: a hawk or an Olympic archer?

On this week’s episode of The Fun Kids Science Weekly, Peter Godfrey Smith chats about the creature he says is the closest we’ll ever come to meeting an intelligent alien…an octopus!
We also find out about a creature with 100 different ways of …

On this week’s episode of The Fun Kids Science Weekly we chat to Rosamond Evans from Smart Home Week all about the benefits of living with smart technology.
We also find out about a deadly rattle snake, how pyrex cookware is made, and who is faster ma…

On this week’s episode of The Fun Kids Science Weekly we finish our chat all about Britain’s bees from last week’s show – we couldn’t end on a sad note!
We also find out how alluminium cans are made, how humans and animals make the most of teamwork an…

Rory Diamond is the scientific advisor to the Great British Bee Count and self-proclaimed Bee Geek is in the Fun Kids studio this week chatting about why bees are so important, why bees are dying and what makes bees differ from wasps!
Plus Dangerous D…

Katerina Johnson is from the University of Oxford and she’s looking into how our gut can affect our minds! How is that possible? We find out. 
Plus Dangerous Dan is discovering a deadly African buffalo, we’re finding out where we can find th…

Anna Hogg is a glaciologist and joins Dan on the Fun Kids Science Weekly this week to chat all about the Thwaites Glacier, and why scientists from all over the world are studying it. 
Plus Dangerous Dan is looking at deadly chemicals that are use…

Christopher Lloyd is the creator of the Explorer: BUGS book that features a 6 foot long timeline of bug life! Dan finds out what it is about bugs that gives them their staying power and what the first ever bugs looked like. 
Plus Dangerous Dan is…

The UK had a mini-heatwave this week so what better time to find out about climate? We hear all about the Cretaceous Climate in Age of the Dinosaurs, we start our journey learning about enegry with Enn and Gee and house scientist Professor Hallux is ba…

The Bright Ideas Challenge was created to help inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. Bobby Seagull & Emma Wyatt are on the line with Dan to chat all about how we could power the cities of the future and the brand new findings tha…