Sleep Tight Science - A Bedtime Science Show For Kids
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Sleep Tight Science - A Bedtime Science Show For Kids
We’ve got bedtime down to a (Sleep Tight) Science! Sleep Tight Science is an engaging bedtime show that makes science accessible and enjoyable for the whole family. Snuggle in and drift off to sleep while learning about science topics submitted by listeners! Designed for curious young minds (but sim...
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177 episodes
Do You Know About the Dung Beetle? 🪲
In this episode, before you drift off to sleep, we are going to learn all about the dung beetle. The dung beetle does a job nobody else wants. It eats...
What Would Happen If You Fell Into a Black Hole? 🕳️
In this episode we are going to try to answer the question, What Would Happen If You Fell Into a Black Hole. And in trying to do so we are going learn...
Fun Facts: Meat-Eaters, Giants, and the Strangest Dinosaurs 🦕
In this episode we are going to share some facts about dinosaurs. We have other episodes on dinosaurs which you can find on our feed, but like you we...
Why Is Our Brain in Our Head? 🧠
In this episode, Shiying asked us why our brain is in our head and the answer took us back more than 500 million years to some of the earliest animals...
Do you know about trees? 🌲 (New version)
Have you ever wondered about how trees grow? How can you tell how old they are? or Why are trees so important? In this episode we are going to talk ab...
Do you know about jets? ✈️🛫🌍🛬 (Encore vroom)
In this encore episode of Sleep Tight Science, we’re learning all about jets! What makes a jet different from other airplanes? How do jet engines work...
Do you know about mosquitoes? 🦟 ( Buzzy Encore )
In this encore episode, we’ll explore the fascinating world of mosquitoes. You’ll learn what they are, why they buzz in our ears, why only some bite,...
Listener Questions: Stars, the Universe, and Deep Time ✨ ⭐
In this episode, four listeners ask four of the biggest questions in astronomy. We explore how the universe went from total darkness to its first sta...
Listener Questions: Plants, Seeds, and the First Green Thing 🌱🍃
In this episode we have two questions from two six-year-olds living on opposite sides of the world. Nora Peng is six years old and lives in Hangzhou,...
Listener Questions: Chameleons, Octopuses, and Living Colour 🦎🐙
In this episode we have three super questions. One from Callum is 6 years old and lives in Manchester, England. He wants to know how chameleons change...
How Things Work: Why Is Air Invisible? 🌬️🔍
In this episode we are going to try and find out what air actually is and why it counts as real matter — because it does, even though it behaves as if...
Understanding Animals: Do You Know About the Capybara? 🦫
In this episode we are going to learn all about the Capybara, which has become famous for being extraordinarily calm, for sitting in hot springs, and...
Do You Know About the Eagle? 🦅
In this episode, we will learn all about eagles. We will discover how their eyes can spot a fish from three kilometres away, how their bodies are perf...
Fun Facts: Bodies, Beasts, and the Big Beyond 🧠🐾🚀
In this episode were are returning to one of our favourite and fun formats; fun facts! We have three lists with three different topics. We'll start wi...
Understanding Animals: Do you know about crocodiles? 🐊
In this episode we are going to learn all about crocodile, and hopefully, if you are listening to this before bed, get a good nights rest too.
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Do You Know About the Hedgehog? 🦔
In this episode, we learn about how hedgehog spines actually work, why hedgehogs can hunt venomous snakes without being hurt, what really happens to t...
Listener questions: The Science of Bioluminescence 🌊✨
In this episode, we're going to find out how bioluminescence works, where it lives, and what scientists have discovered by studying creatures that glo...
Do You Know Why Screens Are So Hard To Put Down? 📺
In this episode, we're going to look at what science says about looking at screens. Researchers are still learning about the effects of staring at th...
Do You Know About the Flamingo? 🦩
Have you ever seen a flamingo and thought — that can't be a real animal? The colour alone is almost too much. That particular shade of pink, standing...
Do you know about the Octopus? 🐙
In this episode, we're going to find out how the octopus thinks, how it hides, how it hunts, and why it might be the most fascinating animal in the oc...
Do You Know About the Rhinoceros? 🦏
In this episode we are going to learn all about the Rhinoceros, and try something new! We have included a story about Rhino and Pip who will help us l...
Do you know about the Arctic Hare? 🐇❄️
In this episode, we're going to meet the Arctic hare. The Arctic hare lives in one of the coldest, most remote places on Earth, the frozen tundra of n...
Do you know about Giraffes? 🦒
In this episode, we’re going to explore the giraffe. We will learn how its long neck works, how that enormous heart keeps everything moving, and how g...
Listener Questions: Your Body Is Weird and Wonderful, Part 2 🧬 🦠 👣
This episode is Part 2 of our Weird and Wonderful series — and if Part 1 was about pain and itching and boo boos, Part 2 is about the other kind of bo...
Listener Questions: Your Body Is Weird and Wonderful, Part 1 🧠 ⚡ 🧬
In this listener questions episode we try to answer questions about our bodies. Why things hurt. Why things itch. And why our body sometimes does thin...
Making & Creating: How Books Are Made 📚
We have a super big topic in this episode.We are going to try and answer the question, How are books made? We start with how paper is made, then, we'l...
Making & Creating: How Rockets Work 🚀🧑🚀
In this episode we are going to try and answer the following question: How do rockets work—what makes them powerful enough to escape Earth's gravity a...
Making & Creating: How Is Chocolate Made? 🍫
In this episode, we're starting something new: a series of topics called Making & Creating, where we explore how people make things—from raw materials...
The Science of You: How Your Heart & Circulation Work ❤️
In this episode we are going to try and answer the following questions: How does your heart work—and how does blood travel through your whole body and...
The Science of You: How Gratitude Changes Your Brain 🧠🔬
In this episode we are going to try and answer the following questions: What is gratitude, and how does practicing it actually change your brain? We'l...
Fun Facts: Snow, Shadows, Seeds & Space! ❄️🌍🚀
In this fun facts episode, we are covering all kinds of fun topics including why snow sparkles, shadows, Australia facts, and space stuff. Lots of fun...
The Science of You: Nightmares & Sleep Cycles 😴
In this episode we are going to try and answer the following questions: Why do we have nightmares—and what's happening in our brain while we sleep? We...
The Science of You: How We Hear Sound 👂🏻
In this episode we are going to try and answer the following questions: How do we hear sounds, and why is hearing so important? We are going talk a lo...
The Science of You: Why We Bleed 🩹
In this episode we are going to try and answer the following questions: Why do we bleed when we get a cut, and how does our body know exactly how to s...
How Things Work: Time Zones ⌛✈️
In this episode we are going to learn about time zones - how do they work? Why do we have them? What happens when you fly through multiple time zones?...
Do you know about Reindeer? 🦌🎅🏻 (Encore HoHoHo)
In this episode, we're learning all about reindeer! Discover how these incredible animals survive in the Arctic, their amazing migrations, the unique...
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Listener Questions: Left Hands, Scratching Posts, and the Big Bang 🫲🏻😼💥
In this episode we will explore things you might notice about yourself or your pets, like why most people are right-handed or why cats love their scra...
Listener Questions: Spider Webs, Galaxies, and Why We Laugh 🕸️🤣☄️
In this episode, we're answering another round of listener questions. Some explore the tiny and detailed, others zoom out to the grandest scale imagi...
Listener Questions: Mountains, Molecules, and Tiny Bugs ⛰️🧬🦟
In this episode, we're answering some of the great questions from our listeners all around the world! We're going to explore six wonderful questions...