Hello, welcome along. This is the Fun Kids Science Weekly. You're listening to Dan? And this week,

on the best place that brings you the most secrety secrets out there in the secret universe,

we'll chat to an insect expert all about why one of the creepy crawlies that you probably

loathe the most, why it turns out to be one of the

coolest and the most helpful ones around. I mean, scientists call it the lion of insects.

So gives you a little clue as to how strong and how amazing this thing really is. We'll find out

who it is in just a sec. Also, we'll talk about an illness that you can get both way up

in space and way down at the bottom of the ocean. We'll hear how scientists are learning about

the family trees of polar bears. And in a sec, I've got some of your questions to answer to. This

week, they're all about blood, about bees and about the northern lights. We'll get to those next. First,

let's find out how some of the things

that you use every day are made with Sir Sidney McSprocket.

How's it made? Oh, hello, Sir Sidney McSprocket here. I've been in action capturing facts all

about manufacturing.

It's this rather splendid stipendary compendium on compiling.

You just ask it how something is made and it'll oblige with a fulsome explanation.

I've been unpacking some deliveries that have come in a cardboard box.

Hmm.

I wonder how cardboard boxes are made.

Paper and card aren't thought of as particularly strong materials,

but cardboard boxes are made to be strong enough to hold even very heavy items, like fridges and sofas.

So, what's the secret?

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