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Mysteries of Science

What came first, the chicken or the egg?

Mysteries of Science

Fun Kids

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.6681 Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

This special episode is packed with real experts answering the burning questions sent in by you, our curious listeners! Get ready as we finally crack the age-old debate: what came first, the chicken or the egg?

Along the way, we explore mind-bending concepts like wormholes, discover the surprising origins and purpose of your fingerprints, and even uncover how koalas could be master criminals (sort of)

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0:00.0

Welcome back, super sleuths to Mysteries of Science, the podcast from the Week Junior Science and Nature magazine that cracks the world's trickiest teasers.

0:10.6

I've been back rummaging in our archives and I've found something a little, little different this time.

0:15.8

The episode features real experts answering real questions posed by you, our listeners.

0:24.7

So first up, we're tackling a classic. What came first, the chicken or the egg, is a question

0:30.5

that scrambled brains for centuries, so you'll just have to see if we can hatch an answer.

0:36.7

So sit back and smooth your feathers as this

0:40.0

excellent mystery is about to begin. Hello and welcome to mysteries of science. My name's

0:49.2

Dan. I'm the editor of Science of Nature, the Monthly magazine from the Team Behind the Week Junior.

0:55.1

And I'm Michael, the features editor.

0:56.8

On this podcast, we explore the strange phenomena and bizarre events that have left scientists scratching their heads,

1:02.2

and despite their best efforts, remain well and truly unsolved.

1:05.7

This is the very last episode of this series, and it's been such fun.

1:13.7

We've talked to loads of people i remember tim peak who came on and to talk about whether time travel was possible and then who can forget

1:19.5

deron brown uh talking about whether people who thought themselves lucky could make their own luck

1:26.4

you might also remember we created robot versions of ourselves

1:29.8

as we explored whether your computer is smarter than you

1:32.5

and set off on a journey to try and find the lost city of Atlantis.

1:36.4

Ah yes, and we discovered the Welsh Atlantis as well.

1:39.3

We went on a ghost hunt with Yvette Fielding

1:42.3

and even inside the ancient Egyptian pyramid with Dr.

1:47.1

Chris Norton.

1:48.2

And now we've reached our final episode of series four, but the fun isn't over yet because

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