DOGS VS. CATS: The Science of Pet Rivalry ๐ถ๐ฑ
Fun Kids Science Quest
Fun Kids
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๐๏ธ 31 January 2026
โฑ๏ธ 27 minutes
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Summary
We may have a new name but it's still time for another BIG and BRILLIANT adventure into the world of science on this week’s Science Quest!
In Science in the News, we meet an incredible 8-year-old set to become one of the youngest Britons to visit Antarctica, hear about a jaw-dropping archaeological dig uncovering two of the rarest Iron Age objects ever found, and find out how horses can actually smell fear with Roberta Blake from Anglia Ruskin University.
Got questions? We have got answers. Learn why cheetahs purr instead of roar, and hear animal expert Jackie Boyd explain why dogs and cats fight in the first place.
There is also a brand-new Dangerous Dan featuring the dinosaur Nigersaurus, and in Battle of the Sciences we shine a spotlight on the unsung hero behind every experiment, discovery, and invention: Mathematics. Neil Saunders from the University of London reveals why maths really is the language of science.
And do not miss An Age Old Problem, where Detective Mathema finally works out the age of his Great Aunt Maud using mathematics, of course.
Packed with animals, adventures, and mind-blowing science, let’s dive in.
What we learn about:
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Why dogs and cats fight and what their behaviour really means
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How horses can smell fear
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A child visiting Antarctica and what life is like there
- Why cheetahs purr instead of roar
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And why mathematics is essential to all science
All that and more on this week’s Science Quest!
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| 0:00.0 | Hello Explorer. It's time for an adventure around the universe. Let's see what we can find with a brand new science quest. |
| 0:10.4 | Welcome along. My name's Dan. This is Science Quest. Brand new name and the same brilliant adventures around the universe. |
| 0:19.1 | Every week, twice a week. You and me, we search through the solar system, |
| 0:24.1 | we find all those science secrets secluded away. This week, have you ever wondered why dogs and cats |
| 0:32.6 | they just can't get along, where we'll unpack the science behind the world's most famous pet problem. |
| 0:40.3 | Dogs will be much more likely to chase, whereas cats would be much more likely to stalk. |
| 0:46.1 | Now, what that means is if a cat is just pottering around, but then runs suddenly, a dog is much more |
| 0:51.7 | likely to chase that cat. |
| 0:54.3 | Also, we're on the lookout for a dinosaur with the most teeth of them all, and will shine |
| 1:01.2 | the spotlight on the most unsung hero of science, maths. |
| 1:07.3 | So you might be interested in stars. How do these big balls of hydrogen and helium emit so much heat and light? |
| 1:14.5 | Or you might want to know, why does the Earth go around the sun and not the sun around the Earth? |
| 1:19.1 | And how all of these systems work is tied together by some deep mathematical principles. |
| 1:25.3 | It's all on the way in a brand new science quest. |
| 1:31.7 | And let's start off with your science in the news. |
| 1:35.1 | An eight-year-old boy is thought to be the youngest British person to visit Antarctica. |
| 1:40.6 | Yuan from the UK first went to the Arctic Circle. |
| 1:43.7 | That's the near the North Pole when he was five. |
| 1:46.9 | And he's just returned from Antarctica a few years later. |
| 1:50.6 | He jumped into the water while he was down there with a polar plunge in the freezing sea. |
| 1:56.7 | He said Antarctica was his favourite place because he could see wildlife in its natural environment |
| 2:02.6 | and says visiting the South Polar region was the biggest highlight of his life so far. |
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