Mysteries of Science

Michael and Jenny dip their toes into a brand new mystery, exploring the secrets of sharks – and discover that what lies beneath the surface might not be all that sinister after all... 🦈 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? If you're not sure, it's a UFO! With World UFO Day right around the corner, Michael and Dan explore the mysteries of Unidentified Flying Objects. Could these ariel phenomena be aliens from another planet or could it be something more easily explained? We're also launching a podcast survey for parents and guardians to help us better understand our listeners. It's 24 que...

Barry Allen – The Flash – can run pretty fast... but can you? Kicking off season six of Mysteries of Science, Michael and Dan chat to top experts from a fitness trainer to a physics professor to try and work out what the speed limit of the human body is. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the end of Season 5 of Mysteries of Science and we've had a blast! In this final episode, the team answer mysteries you are desperate to know the answers to...  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meteorologist Kirsty McCabe and author Tamsin Mori sit down with Michael and Stevie to talk about weird weather. From lightning that looks like carrots to the perfect conditions for rainbow spotting, we're asking 'why is the weather so weird?'  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you have a lookalike – someone that looks just like you, but isn't actually you? In this episode of Mysteries of Science, we're exploring doppelgängers: people who look remarkably alike! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You’ve heard the legends — of the sword in the stone and the Knights of the Round Table — but how much of that is fact? Dan and Michael investigate the legend of King Arthur.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stevie and Michael are entering the realm of quantum physics in this episode of Mysteries of Science! It's all to celebrate the release of the new Ant-Man film. But what exactly is 'quantum physics' anyway? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deep beneath the ocean exist vast mountain ranges, some of which are bigger than the ones above water! To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science (February 10th 2023), we're looking at one very special person – Marie Tharp – and her quest to map the mountains of the deep... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stories of wild giants living in the snow are part of growing up in the mountains. There’s a good chance you’ve heard these stories too; tales of large bipedal creatures (an animal that walks on two legs) living within the foothills of the Himalayan mountains have been around for over 2,000 years... What is this creature? And is it really possible such a giant might exist?  See omnystudio.com/list...

Humans. We're everywhere! But how did we become the most advanced species on the planet and what is it about humankind that makes us stand out from the rest? Dan and Michael investigate in a brand new season of Mysteries of Science. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Isabel Thomas, and Peter Gallivan answer some crazy questions live on stage at Cheltenham Literature Festival 2022, in this bonus Christmas edition of Mysteries of Science. See you in the new year for a BRAND NEW SERIES of Mysteries of Science. Until then – stay curious! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What came first, the chicken or the egg? It's a question that's puzzled people for centuries – including you! Dan and Michael sit down and answer some of your biggest mysteries of 2023.  Do you have a mystery for us? Tell us at FunKidsLive.com and you might hear yourself in a future episode!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

They’re the most recognisable symbols of Ancient Egypt and the only ancient wonder still in existence. Although some of the secrets of the pyramids have been unearthed, the Great Pyramid still holds many mysteries… Dan and Stevie chat to some top Egyptologists to find out more about them and discover a mysterious void located inside. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Right now, world leaders are gathering in Egypt at the COP27 climate conference to discuss what can be done about climate change...  The planet's environment is changing and the safe conditions in which we can live are at risk. But what is climate change? What's causing these changing weather patterns? And is there anything we can do about it? Dan and Michael chat to experts to find out these answ...

Halloween's upon us and that means lots of creepy, spooky goings on... right? Michael and Stevie chat to Chris French and paranormal investigator Yvette Fielding about the supernatural world and whether or not ghosts actually exist...  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Atlantis. Just saying the name fills you with a sense of adventure. But where is it? And could a city really have sunk without a trace? Michael and Dan go looking for Atlantis with the help of Cinzia and David...  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You might have heard of something called AI – which stands for Artificial intelligence. Smart machines have featured in a lot of movies and popped up in the news lately but what is it exactly? How does it work? And could computers become so smart that they could do everything for us humans?    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What’s considered lucky might be different depending on where you live and who you are. But what is luck exactly and does luck actually exist? Or is it just something we’ve made up? Two top professors and famous illusionist Derren Brown tackle whether luck is real or not...   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For many of us, what we know about time travel comes from stories, whether those be books, films or TV shows where characters go from the present to the past to the future and then back again. But is it possible to time travel outside the world of fiction? Tim Peake, Karen Inglis and Ron Mallett sit down with Stevie and Michael to find out whether time travel is possible...  See omnystudio.com/lis...

Why do flies eat poo? Why, when I touch something, do my atoms not merge with the object? Are we living in a computer simulation? All season we've been trying to answer the top mysteries that have baffled scientists for centuries. Now, we're answering yours!  Ask a question of your own at FunKidsLive.com/mysteries and you could be in the next season of Mysteries of Science! This episode might fini...

Fantasy creatures that can morph and change their shape, size and appearance are known as shapeshifters... Creatures like werewolves, vampires, and even the Incredible Hulk are examples of this. Shapeshifting is something that’s captured the human imagination for centuries – with many classic stories about shapeshifting creatures – some real and others imaginary.  But is it actually possible? And...

You might be familiar with the story of Tarzan or Romulus and Remus, the children who founded Rome.  But did you know there are also real-life stories of children being raised by animals? That’s our mystery today – we're going to investigate these tales of so-called 'feral children' and find out whether or not it would actually be possible to be raised by animals. Mysteries of Science is a multi-a...

We’re going high up into the Peruvian Andes in South America, more than 2,000 metres above sea level, to the ancient lost city of Machu Picchu, one of the world’s most spectacular places. It was named one of the seven wonders of the modern world in 2007. But it’s also one of the most mysterious. Who really built this awesome citadel and what it was used for has puzzled people for a long time... My...

Think you know about dinosaurs? Think again!  Hollywood movies have lied to you. Are dinosaurs big, scaly creatures with tremendous roars? Maybe... Or, as Michael and Stevie discover in this episode of Mysteries of Science, perhaps they were feathered and sounded more like birds...  Mysteries of Science is a multi-award-winning, fortnightly podcast created by The Week Junior's Science+Na...