This is a podcast from the children's radio station Fun Kids. Listen on DAB Digital Radio across the UK or online at funkidslive.com.

Hello, welcome along. Nice to see you. This is by far the most brain melting part of your week, right?

Thought so. It's the Fun Kid Science Weekly.

My name's Dan. This is the place to learn all of the secrets of the universe.

Now on this episode, we talk about a snake that uses camouflage as its best weapon.

Also, we'll take a look at a robot who has just landed in space and has detected some Marsquakes.

And we travel back through time to learn about the science behind Egyptian mummification.

First, let's blast off through the atmosphere and help out our alien friends, Energy.

Energy's meter motivator.

So guys, you know all about energy, right?

No, we are energy.

You like the gurus, no less.

So what's up?

I'm on a mission to be an energy meter motivator.

Grant's been reading about these new smart meters.

She says we're all using more energy than ever.

But why is that? Smart grandma there,

Earthling. Well, life here on Earth moves fast and it's getting faster still. Well, life here on Earth

moves fast and it's getting faster still. Not as fast as light speed, G. Well, obviously not that

fast, but sometimes it feels like it.

Humans are using more energy than ever before.

To power your computer tablicals.

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