Episodios

  • Undercover in Area 51
    Jan 5 2026

    Dan and Michael don their detective hats and head into the Nevada desert to investigate one of the biggest mysteries on Earth: Area 51.

    Some say it’s just a top-secret US military base for testing new aircraft. Others believe it’s the hiding place for crashed UFOs and even extraterrestrial visitors...

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    34 m
  • Curious lives of octopuses
    Dec 5 2025

    Hosts Dan and Michael investigate the curious lives of octopuses: a creature with three hearts, colour-changing skin, and arms that almost think for themselves... Why are octopuses such masters of disguise? Just how smart are they? And what secrets lurk within bodies?

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    24 m
  • Flashy dinos
    Nov 7 2025

    Over the past few decades, our ideas about what dinosaurs looked like have changed. Dinos were once thought of as scaly creatures, closely related to reptiles. Now, they are thought to have come in a beautiful array of colours, some with flashy feathers. The Science+Nature team, along with expert guests, unpack this mystery as we ask: what did dinosaurs look like?

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    26 m
  • Smart machines and artificial intelligence
    Oct 10 2025

    Clever machines have appeared in countless films and are making headlines all the time, but what exactly does it mean? How does it actually work? And could computers ever become so intelligent that they end up doing everything for us?

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    21 m
  • Black holes
    Sep 15 2025

    Join Dan and Michael as they dive into Mysteries of Science, the children’s science podcast spotting the universe’s strangest phenomena.

    In this episode they explore black holes—from how stars collapse to form them, to the event horizon where nothing escapes.

    The episode also features a tour of how radio waves reveal black holes, what spaghettification means, and whether Earth is at risk.

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    23 m
  • Bermuda Triangle: Do planes really go missing?
    Aug 18 2025

    The team investigate the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle – a patch in the Caribbean that's well-known for swallowing up airplanes

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    17 m
  • Shark Secrets
    Jul 18 2025

    Dun dun... Dun dun... Dun dun dun dun dun... Michael and Jenny dip their toes into a the water and go searching for sharks. Scary and sinister or seriously misunderstood?

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    20 m
  • Communicating with aliens
    Jun 23 2025

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

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    21 m
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