Mysteries of Science podcast

Mysteries of Science

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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.

 

#96

Curious lives of octopuses

Hosts Dan and Michael investigate the curious lives of octopuses: a creature with three he... more

05 Dec 2025

24 MINS

24:15

05 Dec 2025


#95

Flashy dinos

Over the past few decades, our ideas about what dinosaurs looked like have changed. Dinos ... more

07 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:47

07 Nov 2025


#94

Smart machines and artificial intelligence

Clever machines have appeared in countless films and are making headlines all the time, bu... more

10 Oct 2025

21 MINS

21:29

10 Oct 2025


#93

Black holes

Join Dan and Michael as they dive into Mysteries of Science, the children’s science ... more

15 Sep 2025

23 MINS

23:24

15 Sep 2025


#92

Bermuda Triangle: Do planes really go missing?

The team investigate the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle – a patch in the Caribbean ... more

18 Aug 2025

16 MINS

16:37

18 Aug 2025


#91

Shark Secrets

Dun dun... Dun dun... Dun dun dun dun dun...Michael and Jenny dip their toes into a the wa... more

18 Jul 2025

19 MINS

19:54

18 Jul 2025


#90

Communicating with aliens

A transmission from the past: Dan and Ciaran ask whether it's possible to talk to aliens. ... more

23 Jun 2025

21 MINS

21:18

23 Jun 2025


#89

Everything you need to know about weather

Weather systems can be weird and wonderful. In this episode of Mysteries of Science, Micha... more

23 May 2025

17 MINS

17:33

23 May 2025


#88

Is shapeshifting possible?

If you could transform into anything, what would you become? And could shapeshifting ever ... more

24 Apr 2025

24 MINS

24:11

24 Apr 2025


#87

Unearthing Sutton Hoo

Sutton Hoo is one of Europe's most amazing discoveries. This ancient burial site once held... more

28 Mar 2025

19 MINS

19:53

28 Mar 2025


#86

In search of Planet X

Ciaran and Dan look at what makes a planet in this classic episode of Mysteries of Science... more

28 Feb 2025

22 MINS

22:44

28 Feb 2025


#85

Loch Ness Monster

We’re diving into one of the greatest mysteries of all time – The Loch Ness Mo... more

31 Jan 2025

23 MINS

23:39

31 Jan 2025


#84

Mariana Trench

We're off to the deepest part of the ocean today – the Mariana Trench – on the... more

03 Jan 2025

12 MINS

12:34

03 Jan 2025


#83

What killed Venus?

Michael and Stevie become interplanetary detectives as they investigate the solar system's... more

06 Dec 2024

15 MINS

15:10

06 Dec 2024


#82

How to sail like Moana

To celebrate the release of Moana 2, coming soon to cinemas, Dan and Stevie go on a journe... more

08 Nov 2024

20 MINS

20:14

08 Nov 2024


#81

Animal consciousness

Stevie and Michael sit down and chat with some top experts to find out how animals experie... more

11 Oct 2024

22 MINS

22:23

11 Oct 2024