ZOO-LIFE TO WILDLIFE: A Lynx's Epic Adventure 🐾🏞️

Fun Kids Science Weekly

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🗓️ 31 May 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

It’s time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly!

In this episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly, we answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out to determine which science is the best, and this week we're learning all about the code of life!

Dan kicks things off with the latest in science news—starting with how levitating magnets might help crack the mystery of dark matter. Next, we explore how climate change is putting Gila monsters at risk. And finally, John Meek from Wild Planet Trust joins Dan to share the remarkable story of a lynx that could become the first zoo-born cat in the UK to be released into the wild.

Then, we answer your questions! Lola wants to know: Where water came from and Megan Howard from Cotswolds Wildlife answers Ruben’s question: How do animals make poison?

In Dangerous Dan, we learn all about the Death Camas plant.

In Battle of the Sciences, we explore the hidden code of life with chronobiologist Dr. Timothy Hearn from the University of Cambridge.

What do we learn about?

· Why scientists may have solved the mystery of dark matter
· The amazing journey of a lynx
· Where water came from
· How animals make their DEADLY poison
· And in Battle of the Sciences, we explore the code of life!

All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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0:00.0	Never find yourself wondering who invented that or who discovered this again.
0:05.9	Discover the hidden heroes that contributed to our world's most important science.
0:11.2	From Imatep's pyramids to Hedy Lamar and Bluetooth technology, written in partnership with the Royal Institution,
0:18.7	The Hidden Heroes of Science is out on the 5th of June and available for pre-order now everywhere books are sold.
0:27.0	Hello Explorer, welcome along. It's time to explore the entire universe in record time. Let's do it quick as a flash. It's a brand new Fun Kids Science Weekly.
0:39.3	My name's Dan. We are searching out all of those science secrets this week. We'll discover how
0:46.1	animals turn their bodies into deadly weapons. You have some animals that can make their own
0:52.4	poison. So some types of toad, like a cane toad, they secrete like a really sticky, milky thing from special glands along their back and behind their eyes, which is really toxic.
1:03.9	In Battle of the Sciences, we'll explore the Hidden Code of Life with chrono bibiologist Dr Timothy Hearn.
1:12.2	So the clocks inside our body are individual to us, so everyone runs on a slightly different
1:20.5	time to each other, and we also run at a slightly different time at different ages.
1:26.9	And for our dangerous Dan, we're searching the meadows across North America for deadly plants.
1:33.3	It's on the way in a brand new Fun Kids Science Weekly.
1:39.9	Let's start with your science in the news.
1:43.3	Scientists are hoping that levitating magnets could be the key to spotting dark matter.
1:49.5	Dark matter is the substance believed to be spread all over the universe, but we can't see it because it's dark.
1:55.7	So experts think it might be made of ultra light particles. If they come into contact with a magnet that's
2:01.8	levitated so there's no friction around, it might move the magnet slightly. So physicists from Texas
2:08.0	and the Netherlands tried it, but spotted no movement. Never fear. They're going to get a bigger
2:12.7	magnet and go again in the hope they can see something. That's what I love about science. We've got an
2:18.5	idea, we're going to test it out. That's not worked, so let's go bigger. It's always about trying
2:24.5	to find the right answer. That's why I love science. Also this week, experts say gila monsters may be
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