Loch Ness Monster
Mysteries of Science
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4.6 • 681 Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2021
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Is there a mysterious creature living in one of Scotland's largest lakes or could it all be an elaborate joke? Speaking with experts from Scotland and the rest of the UK, Dan and Ciaran go on a deep dive in their first investigation to check out theories around the Loch Ness Monster.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, it's Dan from the Week Junior Science and Nature here. We've got so many excellent episodes in our |
| 0:06.2 | Mysteries of Science Archive, and so this month we're revisiting one of our very first, the mystery of the Loch Ness Monster. |
| 0:15.3 | Hello and welcome to the first ever episode of Mysteries of Science. My name's Dan and I'm the editor of Science and Nature, a monthly magazine from the team behind the week junior. |
| 0:26.4 | And I'm Kieran, the features editor. In each issue of science and nature, we explore the universe through in-depth features, new stories, all inspiring images, interviews with top experts, and much more. |
| 0:37.6 | Here on the podcast, we're going to dive even deeper into one of my favorite parts of the magazine, |
| 0:43.0 | mysteries of science. We're going to be looking at the stories that have left scientists |
| 0:47.5 | scratching their heads, and despite their best attempts, remain well and truly unsolved. |
| 0:53.1 | From mythical monsters to questions about life in the |
| 0:55.6 | universe, there are mysteries of science everywhere we look, and we love them. Today, we're going to take a |
| 1:02.0 | close look at one of the biggest monster mysteries of all, the Loch Ness Monster. Ah, yes, Nessie, |
| 1:09.0 | the world-famous creature. What can you tell me about her, Kieran? Well, she's said to rule Scotland's |
| 1:14.8 | second largest loch, and with her famous humps and plenty of reported sightings throughout history, |
| 1:20.6 | she's captured our imagination for centuries, and she's still inspiring new books and films today. |
| 1:27.1 | We asked some of our readers to send in their questions about Nessie and tell us what they think about the famous monster. |
| 1:32.3 | Although I don't personally believe in monsters, I think that the Loch Ness Monster has equal chances of being real or not real. |
| 1:40.3 | It's sort of a snake with sort of dragonhead and it lives in the water. When did someone |
| 1:46.2 | first see the Loch Ness monster? Where even is L'Nus? So there's a lot of questions to answer. Could a |
| 1:52.3 | monster really live under our noses for so long? Why do we love Nessie so much? And if there is |
| 1:59.2 | something out there in the Loch, what exactly is it? |
| 2:02.2 | I think if we're going to answer those questions, we need to hear from some real-life |
| 2:05.8 | monster hunters, learn a bit more about Scotland's legendary creatures, and take a close look |
| 2:11.0 | at all the science that's been carried out at Loch Ness in the past hundred years. |
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