What’s got loads of tentacles and, according to legend, snacks on gigantic sailing ships? It’s not a trick question and it’s no joke either.
The answer is one of the most mythical sea creatures of all, an animal so enormous that it’s…

We’re heading to one of the world’s most isolated and mysterious places – Easter Island! That’s what a group of Dutch explorers called Rapa Nui when they came across the island on Easter Sunday in 1722. 
Rapa Nui is home to around a th…

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 …

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!…

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…

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…

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…

Ciaran and Dan delve into one of the biggest mysteries of all time: Are we alone in the universe? 
With the help of Voyager Golden Record artist Jon Lomberg and more, we try to discover how we might know if something else was out there and if we …

We’re always chatting to clever people on Mysteries of Science but not all of their interviews make the cut; sadly, sometimes we have to chop bits out!
We’re looking back at our favourite mysteries of 2021 and we’re playing some never-before-heard, ex…