Stonehenge is one of the most famous prehistoric moments around but its age also hides lots of its secrets. How old is Stonehenge? Who was it built by? What was it used for? Why does it align perfectly with the summer and winter solstices? 
In th…

How is it possible for many different cultures around the world, all living at different times, to come up with the same stories? Dragons come in all kinds of shapes and sizes and nearly every country has its own tale to tell. Does that mean these myth…

There’s a mysterious place on Earth where planes and ships frequently go missing… The space has become known as the Bermuda Triangle but is there something untoward happening in there or are the events just statistical probabilities? 
Mysteries…

It’s a brand new season of Mysteries of Science and we’re kicking it all off with a Halloween special. Stevie, Ciaran and Dan tackle three spooky mysteries of science, all united by a single theme. 
Mysteries of Science is a fortnightly podcast c…

It sounds like something from a very popular dinosaur theme park film series, but the idea of a prehistoric shark still swimming the seas today is one that has popped up every now and then in recent history.
As recently as 2013, a film – promote…

This wraps up our first series of Mysteries of Science. Thank you so much for all of your comments, reviews, and to all of our contributors who spoke to us for the series. 
Series two of Mysteries of Science is well underway so it won’t be long b…

Today, we’re going on one of the biggest treasure hunts in history. There’s something very special about this treasure hunt though.
It was created by Forrest Fenn – an art dealer and author in the US – and unlike the treasure hunts you mig…

Ciaran and Dan look at what makes a planet and whether there’s a mysterious extra planet – Planet X – just beyond Neptune, lurking in our cosmic neighbourhood. 
Mysteries of Science is a fortnightly podcast created by The Week Junior’…

This is the case of a curious creature known as Bigfoot.
Could the rumours of a hairy, human-like ape wandering the North American wilderness be true, or are they just folk stories that have been passed down for generations?
Dan and Ciaran try to fin…