Mysteries of Science

The team behind The Week Junior's Science+Nature magazine investigate unexplained phenomenon with the help of expert guests.

The team behind The Week Junior’s Science+Nature magazine investigate unexplained phenomenon with the help of expert guests.


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Biggest Hoaxes Ever: Fairies, crop circles, zero gravity

Welcome to Season 3 of Mysteries of Science! On this podcast we take a look at the strange phenomena and bizarre events that have left scientists scratching their heads and, despite their best efforts, remain well and truly unsolved. 
Since this …

Your mysteries answered

We’re finishing the second season of Mysteries of Science by looking at some of your mysteries. From unicorns to black holes and even the Big Bang, we’re looking at some of the stuff that’s thoroughly perplexed you and are on the hunt for answers!…

Your mysteries answered

We’re finishing the second season of Mysteries of Science by looking at some of your mysteries. From unicorns to black holes and even the Big Bang, we’re looking at some of the stuff that’s thoroughly perplexed you and are on the hunt for answers!…

The Overview Effect

Astronauts who have been far enough to see Earth from the stars often come back expressing a very peculiar feeling. It has become such a phenomenon that it now has its own name: The Overview Effect.  Some get a feeling of interconnectedness while …

The Overview Effect

Astronauts who have been far enough to see Earth from the stars often come back expressing a very peculiar feeling. It has become such a phenomenon that it now has its own name: The Overview Effect. 
Some get a feeling of interconnectedness while…

Multiverses

Some scientists think there may be a countless number of universes, all with their own laws of physics and their own unique map of the stars, separate from the one we know. It’s an idea that challenges everything about the way we think, and there…

Multiverses

Some scientists think there may be a countless number of universes, all with their own laws of physics and their own unique map of the stars, separate from the one we know.
It’s an idea that challenges everything about the way we think, and ther…

Sutton Hoo

Dan and Stevie chat to Angus and Laura at the National Trust all about an inland ship burial and stories of ghosts and mysterious treasure!  Mysteries of Science is a fortnightly podcast created by The Week Junior’s Science+Nature magazine and Fun…

Sutton Hoo

Dan and Stevie chat to Angus and Laura at the National Trust all about an inland ship burial and stories of ghosts and mysterious treasure! 
Mysteries of Science is a fortnightly podcast created by The Week Junior’s Science+Nature magazine and Fu…